UNIVERSITI

TEKNOLOGI
PETRONAS
Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS
CIVIL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
May 2016 Semester
VCB4113: Offshore Structures
ASSIGNMENT No. 1
Submission Date: 4th July 2016

Weighted marks: 10

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1.

Prepare a Microsoft Excel Worksheet for the given data and plot the distribution of u, v,
u, v, and the dynamic pressure for the whole water depth. Prepare a hand computation
at y = -d/2. Use x = 30 m & t = 20 s.
[20 marks]

2.

Prepare a Microsoft Excel Worksheet and draw the wave spectrum for 0.04 to 0.2 Hz
selecting 40 wave components. Draw the time series for , t = 0, 1, 2, to 200 s (Take x=0).
Prepare a hand computation and determine the height of the wave at frequency 0.085 Hz.
[40 marks]

3.

Evaluate the maximum total horizontal force on the vertical member AB due to the design
regular wave and current. Take xA = 12 m, yA = -2 m & yB = -12 m. Diameter D of the
member is 850 mm. Tabulate the values for t = 0, 1, 2 s up to t = T
[40 marks]

y
e
a
b
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d

x
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d

A
e
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B
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