This report examines a novel methodology for approximate prediction of the on-bottom kinematics in shallow waters and shore approach regions. The method involves simulation of generic shallow water scenarios in the Danish Hydraulic Institute MIKE…
(1) The development of finite element computer program(s) for pipeline dynamic analysis which, coupled with the wave simulation programs developed in Phase I of the Project, will simulate efficiently the…
Describes the computer program SPAN which computes the nonlinear transient response of a submarine pipeline, in contact with the ocean floor, to wave and current excitation. The dynamic response of a pipeline to impact loads, such as loads from trawl…
Describes the sensor systems used to gather subsea boundary layer ocean current behavior. Includes the description of gathering two data sets: offshore California and Washington.
The development of an offshore pipeline stability model that includes combined wave and current interaction, moveable bed effects, stratification due to temperature and salinity, stratification due to suspended sediment, and planetary rotation.
Reports on the results of a series of model tests investigating the hydrodynamic forces acting on a pipeline which is undergoing lateral motions on the sea bed. The model test program and the results are included. The report also includes a…