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An experimental investigation of motion control devices for truss spars

Lookup NU author(s): Professor Martin Downie, Christopher Hall, Professor Atilla Incecik

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Abstract

This paper presents the results of an experimental study carried out on a model truss spar in regular and irregular waves. Each bay of the truss of the model was spanned by a horizontal plate. The bottom bay was instrumented so that the vertical loading could be measured. Four different types of plate were fitted to the model and the responses of the spar to the wave loading were recorded for each type. Two of the plate types were perforated and two were solid. The response amplitude operators, and the force coefficients in the vertical direction, are presented and the performances of the different types of plate are assessed. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.

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Author(s): Hall C; Incecik A; Downie MJ; Graham JMR; Nygaard I

Publication type: Article

Publication status: Published

Journal: Marine Structures

Year: 2000

Volume: 13

Issue: 2

Pages: 75-90

ISSN (print): 0951-8339

ISSN (electronic): 1873-4170

Publisher: Elsevier

URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0951-8339(00)00010-1

DOI: 10.1016/S0951-8339(00)00010-1

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