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Use Data Given Against Your Name in The Data Sheet Supplied
Use Data Given Against Your Name in The Data Sheet Supplied
TEKNOLOGI
PETRONAS
Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS
CIVIL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
September 2015 Semester
VCB4113: Offshore Structures
ASSIGNMENT No. 1
Submission Date: 2 November 2015
Weighted marks: 10
Use data given against your Name in the data sheet supplied.
1.
Prepare a Microsoft Excel Worksheet for the given data and plot the distribution of u, v,
udot, vdot, xi, eta and pressure for the whole water depth. Prepare a hand computation
at y = -d/2. Use x = 30 m & t = 20 s. Print out the graphs.
[20 marks]
2.
Prepare a Microsoft Excel Worksheet and draw the wave spectrum for 0 to 0.4 Hz selecting
40 components. Draw the time series for t = 0, 1, 2, . to 200 s (Take x=0). Prepare a
hand computation and determine the height of the wave at frequency 0.085 Hz. Print out
the spectrum and time series.
[40 marks]
3.
Evaluate the maximum total horizontal force on the vertical member AB due to the design
regular wave and current. Take xA = 12 m, yA = -2 m & yB = -12 m. Diameter D of the
member is 850 mm. Tabulate the values for t = 0, 1, 2 s up to t = T
[40 marks]
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Prof Dr Kurian V. John
04-10-2015