Dynamic Response of Laterally Loaded Offshore Piling

摘要

A mathematical model which describes the dynamic response of a laterally loaded offshore pile was developed. Interaction effects between the pile and its water environment were considered in formulating the problem. Also considered were the nonlinear material properties of the soil and the geometric nonlinearity of the pile. A discrete element system was utilized and Morison's equation was used to describe wave kinetics. Matrix notation was used in formulating the problem and a computer program was written. A typical offshore pile was utilized in the studies. (Author)