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Comparison Study of the Impact Response Characteristics of Fixed Cylindrical Offshore Structures Considering Seawater Fluid Region (해수유체영역을 고려한 고정식 실린더형 해양구조물의 충격응답특성 비교연구)

  • Lee, Kangsu;Hong, Keyyong
    • Journal of Advanced Marine Engineering and Technology
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    • v.39 no.4
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    • pp.489-494
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    • 2015
  • This research focused on minimizing the response of fixed cylindrical offshore structures to a ship impact considering the seawater fluid part. A collision between a ship and offshore structure is generally a complex problem and it is often impractical to perform rigorous finite element analyses to include all the effects and sequences during the collision. The structural behavior of a fixed cylindrical type offshore substructure with a seawater fluid part has a simpler response and small deformation due to the dissipation of impact energy. Upon applying the impact force of a ship to the cylindrical structure, the maximum acceleration, internal energy, and plastic strain are calculated for each load cases using Ls-dyna finite element software. In the maximum cases 2.0 m/s velocity, the response result for the structure was carried out to compare between having a fluid region and no fluid region. Fluid-structure interaction analysis was performed using the ALE method, which make it possible to apply a fluid region on the impact problem. The case of a fixed cylindrical type offshore structure without a seawater fluid part can be a more conservative design.

Vibration Control of Offshore Platform using Tuned Mass Damper (동조질량감쇠기를 이용한 해양구조물의 진동제어)

  • Kim, Ju Myung;Lee, Gyu Won
    • Journal of Korean Society of Steel Construction
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    • v.16 no.1 s.68
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    • pp.73-79
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    • 2004
  • Tuned Mass Damper (TMD) was applied to control the vibration of an offshore structure due to ocean waves. The errors caused by the linearization of the fluid-structure interaction effect and the phenomena when using the linearized equation of motion in TMD design were analyzed. To determine the performance of TMD in controlling vibration, both regular waves with varying periods and irregular waves with different significant wave heights were used. When the offshore structure received regular waves with a period similar to the first natural period of structure. TMD performed well in terms of response reduction. Such was not the case for the other periods. however, In the case of irregular waves, TMD triggered the reduction of structural response for waves with relatively small significant wave height. For irregular waves with relatively big significant wave height, however, TMD did not show any control effect. Therefore, TMD is useful in reducing offshore structural vibration due to ambient waves, thereby helping secure fatigue life.

Expected Life Evaluation of Offshore Wind Turbine Support Structure under Variable Ocean Environment (해양환경의 변동성을 고려한 해상풍력터빈 지지구조물의 기대수명 평가)

  • Lee, Gee-Nam;Kim, Dong-Hyawn;Kim, Young-Jin
    • Journal of Ocean Engineering and Technology
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    • v.33 no.5
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    • pp.435-446
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    • 2019
  • Because offshore structures are affected by various environmental loads, the risk of damage is high. As a result of ever-changing ocean environmental loads, damage to offshore structures is expected to differ from year to year. However, in previous studies, it was assumed that a relatively short period of load acts repeatedly during the design life of a structure. In this study, the residual life of an offshore wind turbine support structure was evaluated in consideration of the timing uncertainty of the ocean environmental load. Sampling points for the wind velocity, wave height, and wave period were generated using a central composites design, and a transfer function was constructed from the numerical analysis results. A simulation was performed using the joint probability model of ocean environmental loads. The stress time history was calculated by entering the load samples generated by the simulation into the transfer function. The damage to the structure was calculated using the rain-flow counting method, Goodman equation, Miner's rule, and S-N curve. The results confirmed that the wind speed generated at a specific time could not represent the wind speed that could occur during the design life of the structure.

Determinants of Management Performance in the Offshore Fishing Industry: After the Introduction of Fisheries Structure Improvement Policy for the Resource Management (근해어업의 경영성과 결정요인에 관한 연구: 자원관리형 어업구조개선 정책 도입 이후)

  • Tae-Heorn Ha;Seok-Kyu Kang
    • The Journal of Fisheries Business Administration
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    • v.55 no.3
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    • pp.1-13
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    • 2024
  • The purpose of this study is to examine the determinants of management performance in the remaining offshore fishing industry after the resource management-oriented fisheries structure improvement policy by the fisheries vessel buy-back program and Total Allowable Catch (TAC). The results of the analysis of the determinants of management performance of offshore fishing can be summarized as follows. First, based on the management performance determinant model of offshore fishing, it is confirmed that the government's resource-managed fishing structure improvement policy, such as the fishing boat reduction project and the TAC policy, is improving the management performance of the resource-managed remaining fishing boat. Second, looking at the specific management performance determinants based on the management performance model of offshore fishing, the leverage ratio (TLTA), which is the total debt ratio, shows a statistically significant positive (+) relationship with management performance, which increases management performance directly proportional to the leverage ratio. The increase in the leverage ratio (total debt ratio) was expected to lead to a high interest cost burden, resulting in a reverse (-) financial leverage effect; however, rather a positive (+) financial leverage effect occurred with a high profit covering interest costs. The total catch (TCATCH) has a positive (+) relationship with management performance at a statistical significance level of less than 1%, indicating that an increase in catch is improving or increasing the management performance of fishing companies. The selling price (UPRICE) shows a positive (+) relationship with management performance at a very high statistical significance level of less than 1%, and it can be seen that high fishing prices are a major factor in improving or increasing the management performance of offshore fishing. On the other hand, fishing vessel tonnage (TON), fishing vessel horsepower (RHP), and operating days (WDAYS), which indicate have a statistically significant negative (-) relationship with management performance, which deviates from the existing fisheries common sense that the size of fishing vessel tonnage and fishing vessel horsepower and the increase in the number of operating days is proportional to management performance. As a result of the increase in fishing vessel tonnage, horsepower, and the number of operating days, it was confirmed that the higher the fishing cost, such as oil costs, is worsening the management performance of fishing companies. Participation in TAC has a statistically significant positive (+) value with management performance, indicating that the remaining offshore fishing companies participating in TAC are improving or increasing management performance compared to offshore fishing companies that do not. Third, there are conflicting results depending on the industry as a result of estimating the management performance determinants of offshore fishing by TAC participation, and TAC participation had a negative impact on management performance in anchovy boat seine and southern west sea bottom trawl in fishing industry while TAC participation had a positive impact on management performance in large stow nets on anchor in fishing industry.

Comparison of Design Strands for Safety Factor of Offshore Wind Turbine Foundation (해상 풍력발전기 기초의 안전율에 관한 설계기준 분석 연구)

  • Jang, Hwa Sup;Kim, Ho Sun;Lee, Kyoung Woo;Kim, Mann Eung
    • KSCE Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research
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    • v.32 no.2B
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    • pp.149-152
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    • 2012
  • This study is carried out to analyze the design method and safety rate degree for IEC 61400-3, DNV-OS-J101, GL Wind, EUROCODE, AASHTO and domestic design standard used for offshore wind turbine foundation design. The findings will provide a design parameter for domestic offshore wind turbine foundation design. The design of the steel Support Structure of an offshore wind turbine can be based on either the Allowable Stress Design(ASD) approach or the Load and Resistance Factor Design(LRFD) approach. The design principles with the use of LRFD method are described with various limit states. A limit state is a condition beyond which a structure or part of a structure exceeds a specified design requirement. Design by the LRFD method is a design method by which the target component safety level is obtained by applying load and resistance factors to characteristic reference values of loads (load effects)and structural resistance. When the strength design of the steel Support Structure is based on the ASD approach, the design acceptance criteria are to be expressed in terms of appropriate basic allowable stresses in accordance with the requirements specified. After comparison an economics domestic offshore wind turbine foundation standard will be developed.

A Study on Development of Gap Competency Matrix for Offshore Workforce -Focusing on the Job Transportation for Seafarers- (해양플랜트 인력양성을 위한 직무능력향상 매트릭스 개발에 관한 연구 -해기사의 직업전환을 중심-)

  • LEE, Jin-Woo;LEE, Chang-Hee
    • Journal of Fisheries and Marine Sciences Education
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    • v.28 no.2
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    • pp.407-416
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    • 2016
  • The offshore plant industry has basically functioned with a rigid teamwork culture and many operations are managed by ship's crew, shifts and affiliates together. The marine sector of offshore plant has much similarity with ship's environment. So a person who had experienced on board will have advantages to work for offshore industry. But in spite of all that, only a few korean seafarers are able to join in the offshore industry due to lack of information about the offshore environment. This study analyze the employee's wage structure, nature of employment contract, requirements of job qualifications. Therefore, this study will assist for seafarers to set up how to get their work and also suggest to develop relevant offshore training courses by researching the gap competency matrix.

Numerical analysis for structure-pile-fluid-soil interaction model of fixed offshore platform

  • Raheem, Shehata E. Abdel;Aal, Elsayed M. Abdel;AbdelShafy, Aly G.A.;Mansour, Mahmoud H.;Omar, Mohamed
    • Ocean Systems Engineering
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    • v.10 no.3
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    • pp.243-266
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    • 2020
  • In-place analysis for offshore platforms is required to make proper design for new structures and true assessment for existing structures. In addition, ensure the structural integrity of platforms components under the maximum and minimum operating loads and environmental conditions. In-place analysis was carried out to verify the robustness and capability of structural members with all appurtenances to support the applied loads in either operating condition or storm conditions. A nonlinear finite element analysis is adopted for the platform structure above the seabed and the pile-soil interaction to estimate the in-place behavior of a typical fixed offshore platform. The SACS software is utilized to calculate the natural frequencies of the model and to obtain the response of platform joints according to in-place analysis then the stresses at selected members, as well as their nodal displacements. The directions of environmental loads and water depth variations have an important effect on the results of the in-place analysis behavior. The influence of the soil-structure interaction on the response of the jacket foundation predicts is necessary to estimate the loads of the offshore platform well and real simulation of offshore foundation for the in-place analysis. The result of the study shows that the in-place response investigation is quite crucial for safe design and operation of offshore platform against the variation of environmental loads.

Numerical Analysis of the Three-Dimensional Nonlinear Waves Caused by Breaking Waves around a Floating Offshore Structure (부유식 해양구조물 주위의 쇄파현상을 동반한 3차원 비선형성 파의 수치해석)

  • 박종천;관전수명
    • Journal of Ocean Engineering and Technology
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    • v.10 no.3
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    • pp.62-73
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    • 1996
  • Numerical simulation is made of the three-dimensional wave breaking motion about a part of a floating offshore structure containing a circular cylinder mounted vertically onto a lower hull in regular periodic gravity wave generated by a numerical wave maker. TUMMAC-VIII finite-difference method is newly developed for such a problem. By use of density-function technique the three-dimensional wave breaking motion is approximately implenented in the framework of rectangular grid system. A porosity technique is devised for the implementation of the no-slip bydy boundary conditions. The generation of breaking waves by the interaction of incident waves with the structure is well simulated and interesting features of breaking waves are revealed with containing degree of quantitative and qualitative accuracy.

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Similarity-based Damage Detection in Offshore Jacket Structures (유사도 기반 해양 자켓 구조물 손상추정)

  • Min, Cheon-Hong;Kim, Hyung-Woo;Park, Sanghyun;Oh, Jae-Won;Nam, Bo-Woo
    • Journal of Ocean Engineering and Technology
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    • v.30 no.4
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    • pp.287-293
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    • 2016
  • This paper presents an effective damage detection method for offshore jackets using natural frequency change ratios. Two parameters, cosine similarity and magnitude index, are considered to estimate the location and severity of the damage in the structure. A numerical jacket structure model is considered to verify the performance of the proposed method. As observed through analysis, the damages in the structure are detected accurately.