Abstract
The effects of wind and wave loads on the response of Tension Leg Platforms have been studied extensively over the past decade, however this study represents the first attempt to examine the response due to both wind and wave loads in a consistent manner, and is the first model study of a Tension Leg Platform carried out in a properly scaled wind/wave environment. Experimental results and numerical simulations were found to be in agreement, indicating that numerical modelling techniques can be used to predict the response of a Tension Leg Platform to environmental loads. The numerical models included first and second order wave loads and the simultaneous action of dynamic wind loads. The effect of wind on the surge response of the platform was found to be strongly dependent on the existing waves. The wind induced response tends to dominate the overall response in cases where the over water fetch is small (i.e. small waves) and the wind is strong, where in the case of large waves, the reverse is true.
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