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Ocean Systems Engineering
  Volume 2, Number 1, March 2012 , pages 69-81
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12989/ose.2012.2.1.069
 

Reducing hydroelastic response of very large floating structures by altering their plan shapes
Z.Y. Tay and C.M. Wang

 
Abstract
    Presented herein is a study on reducing the hydroelastic response of very large floating structures (VLFS) by altering their plan shapes. Two different categories of VLFS geometries are considered. The first category comprises longish VLFSs with different fore/aft end shapes but keeping their aspect ratios constant. The second category comprises various polygonal VLFS plan shapes that are confined within a square boundary or a circle. For the hydroelastic analysis, the water is modeled as an ideal fluid and its motion is assumed to be irrotational so that a velocity potential exists. The VLFS is modeled as a plate by adopting the Mindlin plate theory. The VLFS is assumed to be placed in a channel or river so that only the head sea condition is considered. The results show that the hydroleastic response of the VLFS could be significantly reduced by altering its plan shape.
 
Key Words
    very large floating structure (VLFS); geometries; arbitrary shapes; mitigation methods; hydroelastic response
 
Address
Z.Y. Tay and C.M. Wang : Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, National University of Singapore,
Kent Ridge, Singapore, 119260
 

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