On the probability distribution of wave force and an introduction to the correlation drag coefficient and the correlation inertial coefficient

In m.any design problem.s the sea state is specified as part of the design criteria. For offshore structures it is important to know the maximum. probable wave height and the maximum. probable wave force which might be experienced during the life expectancy of the structure, for example the 50 or 100 year wave height and period and the 50 or 100...

The spectral density for ocean wave forces

A computational formula is developed for determining, from the sea surface spectral density, the spectral density function of the force per unit length at a point on a vertical pile. A surprisingly accurate and simple approximation for the formula is presented and used to explain the near proportionality between the spectral densities of force...

Fifth and first order wave-force coefficients for cylindrical piles

Drag and mass coefficients corresponding to Stokes' fifth - order theory have been determined from previously published wave and wave - force data. Comparisons between statistical distributions for fifth-order and corresponding first order coefficients have been made for varying wave steepnesses. For other existing wave data, from which the...