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Figure 1. Corrected Figure 3-19 in Element of Ocean Engineering
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Table 3. Corrected Table 3-6 in Elements of Ocean Engineering
Table 3-6. Results of example offshore pipeline problem 3-2.
Given: Wave periods T (sec) 10.50
Gravity acceleration g (ft/s2) 32.20
Depth d (ft) 125.00
Wave height H (ft) 12.00
Diameter D(ft) 1.25
Density (slug/ft3) 2.00
Kinematic viscosity (ft /s)
2
1.260E-05
Bottom slope (Degree) 1.00
z to top of pipe (ft) -123.75
Distance from seabed to top of pipe y0 (ft) 1.25
Steady current (ft/s) 0.40
Distance steady current measured above bottom (ft) 3.00
Find: Submerged unit weight of offshore pipeline Fw
Solution: Deep water wave length L0=5.12T
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(ft) 564.48
Relative water depth (d/L0). This is an intermediate water depth 0.22
Wave length for intermediate water depth L Equation 2-39 (ft) 530.98
Wave Number (k) k=2p/L 1.18E-02
Amplitude of Horizontal Velocity at 1.25 (ft) (ft/s) 1.726E+00
Steady Current y0 (ft/s) 3.53E-01
Effective Velocity Ue (ft/s) 3.11E-01
Amplitude of Acceleration 0.625ft above Bottom due to Wave (ft/s2) 1.03E+00
Maximum drag force Fdrag (lb/ft) 4.31E+00
Maximum inertia force Finertia (lb/ft) 4.92E+00
Maximum lift force Flift (lb/ft) 4.00E+00
minimum required weight Fweight (lb/ft) 1.40E+00
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