Abstract: A new addition to the statistical Hermite moment model of extremes is introduced for use on processes with high skewness and near-Gaussian kurtosis. The monotone limits of the existing model ...

Abstract: Floating structures have been proposed to support offshore wind turbines in deep water, where environmental forcing could subject the rotor to meaningful angular displacements in both precession ...

Abstract: The air gap response of a specific semisubmersible platform subjected to irregular waves is considered. Statistical analyses are performed on model test data for the absolute near-structure wave elevation, and these measured ...

Abstract: The air gap response of a specific semi-submersible platform subjected to irregular waves is considered. Detailed model tests for this structure are studied in depth. Using time-histories of ...

Abstract: Two new methods are proposed to predict airgap demand. Airgap demand is the maximum expected increase in the water surface elevation caused incident waves interacting with an offshore structure. ...

Abstract: Two separate studies are presented here that deal with analytical predictions of the air gap for floating structures. 1) To obtain an understanding of the importance of first and second-order ...