Influência da lamina d'agua na taxa de amortecimento de modelo reduzido hidro elástico de plataforma do tipo auto elevatória

Abstract

A hydroelastic reduced model of a 3 leg jack-up platform, designed and constructed according the Similitude Theory, is used for investigation of the influence of water dephts and related deck levels on the structural and hydrodynamic damping factors under large amplitude displacements and fluid-structure interaction. It is shown that this reduced model yields some relevant experimental results that could serve as a guide for rational design of this type of offshore platform.