Discussion on the parameters of design waves

In order to respond the discredit on the design wave standard and to recommend new consideration on design wave parameters, based on the long-term distribution of statistic characteristics of waves and the short-term probability properties of sea state defined by giving the return period, the calculation of the return period, the height, the period, and the oceanic wave parameters of the design wave and the forecasting methods are discussed in this paper. To provide references for the operation reliability of floating structures in the extreme sea state, the method of determining the design wave parameters is resurveyed. A proposal is recommended that the design wave, which can be either significant wave with 500-year of the return period, or the maximum wave with 1/N of exceeding probability, 100-year of the return period, can be applied in the engineering design practice.     

Mechanical model and characteristics of deep-water drilling riser-wellhead system under internal solitary waves

Internal solitary waves with a huge amount of energy easily trigger the large dynamic responses of riser-wellhead system and threaten its structural safety. However, previous studies have only focused on the dynamic response of the riser under internal solitary waves. The riser may experience excessive traction from the platform, especially from the mooring platform, in response to the arrival of internal solitary waves. The bottom of the riser connects to the wellhead system, which in turn exerts a reaction force on the riser. To address this problem, a coupled dynamic model of deep-water drilling mooring platform-riser-wellhead system under internal solitary waves is developed in this paper. A dynamic response analysis method based on the fourth-order Runge-Kutta method and finite element method is also proposed for the mooring platform-riser-wellhead system. A dynamical solver for the coupled system is then developed using MATLAB. The dynamic response characteristics of the riser-wellhead system under internal solitary waves are calculated. Results show that the displacement and bending moment of the system initially increases and then decreases along with the propagation of internal solitary waves, and finally reach equilibrium position. The displacement and bending moment reach their peak before the trough of internal solitary waves passes through the riser-wellhead system. The dynamic responses of the riser-wellhead system under the influence of internal solitary wave loads are much larger than those without the effect of internal solitary wave loads. The riser system experiences shearing loads at the interface of internal solitary waves, which trigger a step-like bending moment variation. The bending moment of the conductor under the mudline is greatly increased by the internal solitary waves.     

Load effects on vessel-shaped fish cage steel structures,nets and connectors considering the effects of diffraction and radiation waves under irregular waves

Vessel-shaped fish cages are mainly composed of a large floating body, aquaculture nets and a number of steel frames. Due to the large scale of vessel-shaped fish cages, the velocity field induced by the diffraction waves and radiation waves cannot be ignored in the calculation of the loads on the net and steel frames. In turn, the loads can affect the wave-induced response of the floating body and hence the radiation waves as well as the sectional forces. In this paper, a novel method is proposed to consider the coupling effect. First, considering the irregular waves in short-term periods, the global response of the floating body is calculated in the time domain by the state-space method based on potential flow theory. Meanwhile, the velocity field considering the influence of the floating body is built according to the velocity transfer function. Then, the Morison formula is used to calculate the loads on the nets and the steel frames. Finally, the coupling achieved through numerical iterations is considered in the calculation of the twine tension, load effect of connector and the global cross-section under irregular waves. It is found that the diffraction and radiation waves make a significant difference in the twine tension and connector load effect.     

双色波作用下港池长周期波浪模拟研究

防波堤对长周期波浪的掩护较差，长周期波浪容易直接侵袭港内，恶化港内作业条件。依托物理模型试验结果，基于BW数值模型研究双色波作用下港池长周期波浪产生机制。对BW数值模型进行验证，模型与试验结果吻合良好。在频率分别为f₁和f₂的双色波作用下，波浪间发生非线性作用产生Δf、2f₁-f₂、2f₂-f₁、2f₁、f₁+f₂、2f₂等频率的波浪，当产生的长周期波浪Δf与港口自振频率趋于一致时，长周期波浪波高被港池捕捉发生共振而放大。随着双色波入射波高、调谐率的增加，波浪之间的非线性作用增强，长周期波高显著增大。     

基于Lamb导波深度学习的钢桥面板疲劳裂纹智能监测研究

正交异性钢桥面板疲劳开裂问题突出，传统方法难以实现有效监测，可采用对钢结构裂纹高度敏感的Lamb导波信号进行裂纹监测。考虑Lamb导波在钢桥面板上的不同传播方式，建立钢桥面板有限元模型，并开展导波传播数值模拟；通过连续小波变换提取得到导波的主要特征，并运用深度学习技术挖掘导波特征中的疲劳裂纹信息，实现对钢桥面板疲劳裂纹的智能监测。结果表明：导波纵向和横向传播模式下的导波特征均能很好反映各类裂纹的影响，且2种传播模式之间可实现裂纹监测需求的有效互补；经过学习训练后的深度置信网络可实现对4 mm及以上长度裂纹的高准度识别，对裂纹深度的测量误差也在1 mm以内。研究成果为Lamb导波传感技术在钢桥面板疲劳裂纹监测中的应用提供了重要依据和方法参考。