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Title	The dynamical behaviour of fixed offshore structures using the Wittrick-Williams algorithm (nonlinear eigenvalve solution)
Author	Ragab, Ahmed Mahmoud
Description	Thesis (M.Eng.)--Memorial University of Newfoundland, 1978. Engineering and Applied Science
Date	1978
Pagination	xiii, 128 leaves : ill.
Subject	Offshore structures; Ocean engineering
Degree	M.Eng.
Degree Grantor	Memorial University of Newfoundland. Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science
Discipline	Engineering and Applied Science
Language	Eng
Notes	Bibliography: leaves 109-114.
Abstract	The dynamical behaviour of fixed offshore framed structures is studied using the Wittrick-Williams algorithm which considers the nonlinear eigenvalue problem. The effects of i) shear deformation and rotary inertia and ii) axial static loading (accounting for the self-weight of the structural members) are considered in this study of nonlinear free vibration and forced response to wave forces. The algorithm is also used for analysis of offshore structure by Modal Synthesis. The problem of rigid body modes in the modal synthesis is handled by vertical sectioning. The eigenvalue and eigenvectors obtained from using the algorithm (nonlinear free vibration values) are used to determine the linear forced response to ice forces; taking into account the non-pro-portionality of the damping matrix and the response quantities are obtained by a step-by-step integration method. -- The members are assumed to be rigidly connected and the added water mass is assumed equal to the mass of the water displaced. The structural modelling is based on a two-dimensional representation of the three-dimensional tower assuming a constant dimension equal to the base length perpendicular to the plane. The distributed masses of the members in the plane of the frame are computed by summing up the structural mass, the mass of the water contained in the tube and the mass of the water displaced. The member masses in the plane perpendicualr to the frame are assumed to be lumped at the horizontal cross-brace levels. -- The results of the study indicate that while the first two frequencies obtained from the Wittrick-Williams algorithm formulation and linear eigenvalue agree closely, the effect of the algorithm is significant for the higher frequencies. Modal Synthesis enables solutions of large systems due to the reduced size matrices, partitioning and partial modal coupling. The results also highlight the significant effects of the axial static force in the dynamic tangent stiffness matrix in the response study of the offshore structure. Neglect of the off-diagonal terms in the non-proportional damping matrix does not affect the dynamic response values. Fields for further research include i) soil-structure interaction studies for gravity offshore structures, buried pipelines and ii) nuclear power plant structures.
Type	Text
Resource Type	Electronic thesis or dissertation
Format	Image/jpeg; Application/pdf
Source	Paper copy kept in the Centre for Newfoundland Studies, Memorial University Libraries
Local Identifier	76006211
Rights	The author retains copyright ownership and moral rights in this thesis. Neither the thesis nor substantial extracts from it may be printed or otherwise reproduced without the author's permission.
Collection	Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Scanning Status	Completed
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