Abstract
ABSTRACTA coupled numerical analysis has been carried out for the structural responses and motion behaviour of a classical spar structure subjected to irregular waves represented by JONSWAP (Joint North Sea Wave Project) spectrum. The motion of the floating body is restrained by the four catenary mooring lines with the generation of tension due to change in their nonlinear profile. The surface of the spar is represented by hydrodynamic pressure panels while cables are discretised using a series of Morison elements. A comprehensive sensitivity analysis under two sea depths is carried out by changing (1) the length of mooring lines, (2) the vertical position of fairlead point, (3) incident angle of long crested unidirectional single spectrum, and (4) the number of short crested sub segmented spreading spectra. The effect of second-order hydrodynamic loading on the structure is also taken into account in the analysis procedure by using quadratic transfer function.
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