... for the nonlinear load statistics for their efficient use in design is addressed. 30 11 2019 11 12 2020 12 12 2020 12 02 2021 nonlinear wave loads statistics quadratic transfer function design of offshore structures fluid-structure interaction hydrodynamics ocean energy technology...

...-term statistics than ε ¯ k ( η ) . Since our focus is on the values of the ACER at the extreme levels, we may use any function that provides correct estimates of the ACER function at the extreme levels. Plot of log | log   ϵ ̂ k ( η ) | against...

..., NewWave was shown to be an acceptable model for the linear part of large waves on intermediate water depth (here ∼17 m). Assuming that NewWave is a good model for the linear part of large crests and troughs, a value for the second-order coefficient required to estimate crest elevation statistics...

...George Z. Forristall; Stephen F. Barstow; Harald E. Krogstad; Marc Prevosto; Paul H. Taylor; Peter S. Tromans The Wave Crest Sensor Intercomparison Study (WACSIS) was designed as a thorough investigation of the statistical distribution of crest heights. Measurements were made in the southern North...

...Peter S. Tromans; Luc Vanderschuren The statistics of wave crest elevation in a random, directionally spread sea are calculated using a novel approach. The nonlinearity of steep waves is modelled to second order using Sharma and Dean kinematics and a spectral response surface method is used...

... skills in making the field experiment as successful as it was. Thanks are also due to Marc Prevosto of IFREMER for allowing us to reproduce Fig. 1 . The overall comparison of wave statistics presented here could be interpreted as evidence for real spatial gradients in the wave conditions around...