Model Experiments on Jack-Up Platform Hydrodynamics

摘要

The report describes the experiments carried out with two simplified models showing the principals of elevated jack-up platforms. The purpose of these experiments is to investigate hydrodynamic as well as structural non-linearities in the interaction between the structure and water. The model tests described here are intended to provide significant insight into the non-linearities involving the conversion from hydrodynamics to forces acting on jack-ups and the influence of the structural response on those loads. Also they will provide a first set of data against which a non-linear computer simulation can be checked.