Structural Assessment of Tower Subjected to Wind and Wave Loads

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Structural Assessment of Tower

Subjected to Wind and Wave Loads

The design of offshore structures is arguably one of the

most complicated tasks for engineers. Apart from

withstanding land-based loading conditions, offshore

structures also have to withstand hydrodynamic interaction

effects arising due to its placement in ocean environment.

Additionally, the effect of wind loads also impacts the overall

strength of the structure.

Hi-Tech assisted a leading offshore equipment

manufacturer in developing the tower design, considering

the effects of wind and hydrodynamic loads through

computer aided analysis.

To quantify the system performance characteristics

under the influence of loads generated due to wind

and hydrodynamic loading

Offshore Structure Manufacturer, Australia

Benefits

=Assessed the structure design under wind and

hydrodynamic loading conditions

=Reduced the number of physical test trials required

=Identified critical stress regions in bolts and brackets

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Challenges:

=

loading conditions to evaluate structural

integrity of the tower

=Evaluating the bracket and rail supports based

on the stress results obtained for the complete

tower

Determining different hydrodynamic and wind

Solution:

A detailed three-dimensional (3-D) finite element

(FE) computer model was constructed for Structural

analysis of the tower system. The analysis was

performed to determine structural integrity and

performance characteristics of the tower system

under different hydrodynamic and wind loading

conditions. The results indicated that the structure is

safe under the applied loading conditions with

satisfactory Factor of Safety.

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Objective:

Client Profile:

A 3-dimensional finite element analysis was performed to

evaluate the structural integrity of the tower system under

given loading conditions. From the results of structural

analysis load cases, reactions were obtained at the bracket

supports and rail supports, which were further used to

simulate for local analysis of rails and brackets.

The results indicated that the structure is safe under the

applied loading conditions with satisfactory Factor of Safety.

Author: Mehul PatelCFD Consultant

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