TRANSIENT SURVIVAL ANALYSIS OF A MOORED FLOATING OFFSHORE PLATFORM - UNBIASED Conference Paper

abstract

• 1995 by The International Society of Offshore and Polar Engineers. In this paper, we investigate the very large amplitude roll motions of the capsized MODU Ocean Ranger. We utilize the dynamical systems approach to analyze all possible motions for fixed vessel and environmental conditions. We include the effects of wind bias and an equivalent mooring system. As expected, we find the effects of wind bias to dramtically effect the system's safe basin, a measure of the vessel's resistance to capsizing. Somewhat suprizingly, we find the mooring system to have a limited effect on the roll due to it's small size relative to the hydrostatic roll restoring moment.

authors

• Falzarano, Jeffrey

published proceedings

• PROCEEDINGS OF THE FIFTH (1995) INTERNATIONAL OFFSHORE AND POLAR ENGINEERING CONFERENCE, VOL III

author list (cited authors)

• FALZARANO, J. M., ZHANG, F., VISHNUBHOTLA, S., & KOTA, R.

complete list of authors

• FALZARANO, JM||ZHANG, F||VISHNUBHOTLA, S||KOTA, R

publication date

• January 1995

published in

• Proceedings of the International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference  Journal

International Standard Book Number (ISBN) 10

• 1-880653-19-2

start page

• 456

end page

• 461

volume

• 1995-June