Evaluation of the Horizontal Wave Forces on Piles. Issue 7 (January 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Barbaro, Giuseppe; Foti, Giandomenico; Sicilia, Carmelo Luca
• Is Part Of: Air, soil and water research. Volume 2014:Issue 7(2014)
• Publication Date: 2014-01
• Subjects: wave motion -- wave forces -- piles; Air quality -- Research -- Periodicals; Soil science -- Periodicals; Water quality -- Research -- Periodicals; Conservation of natural resources -- Research -- Periodicals; Conservation of natural resources -- Periodicals; Agricultural conservation -- Research -- Periodicals; 363.7
• DOI: 10.4137/ASWR.S14989
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1178-6221

Abstract

Reliability of offshore platforms is an important issue in the prevention of environmental disasters. In this paper, the variation of the horizontal force exerted on an offshore gravity platform is analyzed to achieve a deep comprehension of a storm scenario. Considering the wave motion as a potential motion, the quasi-determinism theory is applied to obtain the kinematic characteristics of a storm. The evolution of force against time is analyzed through the Morison's equation, diffraction theory, and a simplified method. Moreover, two case studies are examined, one in the Ortona region of the Italian coast and the other in the Gulf of Alaska, USA.