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UNIVERSITI

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]

x
A

seabed
Prof Dr Kurian V. John
04-10-2015

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