Efficient estimation of extreme response of drag-dominated offshore structures by Monte Carlo simulation

Ocean Engineering

Volumn 34, Issue 16, 2007, Pages 2188-2197

  Naess, A ^a   Gaidai, O ^a   Haver, S ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b STATOIL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Extreme response prediction; Jacket platform; Mean crossing rate; Monte Carlo simulation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DRAG; MONTE CARLO METHODS; STATISTICS; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS;

DRAG-DOMINATED OFFSHORE STRUCTURES; EXTREME RESPONSE STATOSTICS; JACKET PLATFORM;

OFFSHORE STRUCTURES;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DRAG; MONTE CARLO METHODS; OFFSHORE STRUCTURES; STATISTICS; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DESIGN; DRAG; ESTIMATION METHOD; JACK UP PLATFORM; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; OFFSHORE STRUCTURE; STRUCTURAL RESPONSE;

ARCTIC OCEAN; NORWEGIAN SEA;

EID: 34548051097     PISSN: 00298018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.oceaneng.2007.03.006     Document Type: Article

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