Proceedings of the

24th International Conference on

Offshore Mechanics and

Arctic Engineering

- 2005 -

VOLUME 2

SAFETY AND RELIABILITY

OCEAN SPACE UTILIZATION

OCEAN ENGINEERING

POLAR AND ARCTIC SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY

LNG SPECIALTY

presented at

24th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON OFFSHORE MECHANICS

AND ARCTIC ENGINEERING

JUNE 12-17, 2005

HALKIDIKI, GREECE

sponsored by

OCEAN, OFFSHORE, AND ARCTIC ENGINEERING DIVISION, ASME

A S M E

Three Park Avenue New York, N.Y. 10016

CONTENTS

SAFETY AND RELIABILITY

OMAE2005-67009 3

Probabilistic Distribution of Indirect Loss for the Risk Analysis of an Offshore ComplexDavid De Leon and Cesar Ortega

OMAE2005-67017 9

Costing for ALARP

Sirous F. Yasseri and Peter Menhennett

OMAE2005-67023 17

A Study on Reliability-Based Improvement of Reliquefaction System for LNG Carriers

Daejun Chang, Taejin Lee, Kihoon Han, Kwangpil Chang, Kiho Moon, Jong-Pil Ha,

and Atle Liknes

OMAE2005-67025 25

Pitting Corrosion and Its Influence on Local Strength of Hull Structural Members

Tatsuro Nakai, Hisao Matsushita, and Norio Yamamoto

OMAE2005-67034 37

Using Online Distance Learning to Raise Metocean Awareness Amongst

Engineering Users

C. Graham, S. Graeb-Konneker, and C. J. Shaw

OMAE2005-67083 45

TLP Reliability Study Based on the Limit State of Tendon Unlatching

Guang Li, Hugh Banon, and Ron Perego

OMAE2005-67112 51

A Numerical Investigation Into the Value of Added Mass Coefficient for Circular Cylinders

H. Karadeniz

OMAE2005-67123 61

Validation of Numerical Motion Simulations by Direct Comparison With Time Series

From Ship Model Tests in Deterministic Wave Sequences

Gunther F. Clauss, Janou Hennig, Heike Cramer, and Kay-Enno Brink

OMAE2005-67163 69

Cost-Benefit Evaluation of Inspection and Repair Planning for Ship Structures

Considering Corrosion Effects

Dianqing Li, Wenyong Tang, and Shengkun Zhang

OMAE2005-67170 79

Reliability of TLP Tendons Under Storm Sea States

Federico Barranco Cicilia, Edison Castro Prates de Lima, and

Luis Volnei Sudati Sagrilo

OMAE2005-67186 87

Time-Variant Reliability Assessment of FPSO Hull Girder With Long Cracks

Efren Ayala-Uraga and Torgeir Moan

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OMAE2005-67199 97

Temporal Variability in Corrosion Modeling and Reliability UpdatingDaniel Straub and Michael Havbro Faber

OMAE2005-67236 107

Accurate Numerical Methods for Calculating the Response Statistics of CompliantOffshore Structures

A. Naess, H. C. Karlsen, and P. S. Teigen

OMAE2005-67241 115

Epistemic Uncertainties in Decision MakingMichael Havbro Faber and Marc A. Maes

OMAE2005-67266 123

Probabilistic Analysis of Live Loads on Offshore Platform Piles

Hassan Zaghloul, Beverley Ronalds, and Geoff Cole

OMAE2005-67269 133

Development of Piled Foundation Bias Factors in the Arabian Gulf

Hassan Zaghloul, Beverley Ronalds, and Geoff Cole

OMAE2005-67292 143

A New Solution for the Return Period of a Sea Storm in Which the Largest Wave HeightExceeds a Fixed Threshold

Felice Arena and Diego Pavone

OMAE2005-67329 151

Application of ERS and ENVISAT Synthetic Aperture Radar Images for Coastal

Water AnalysisJose Carlos Nieto Borge, Tobias Schneiderhan, Johannes Schulz-Stellenfleth, and

Andreas Niedermeier

OMAE2005-67330 161

Design Point Effect Due to Severe Storm Conditions on the Reliability Assessment of

Offshore Structures: Case StudyAhmed Mostafa Tawfik

OMAE2005-67382 169

Joint Probabilistic Description for Combined Seas

Elzbieta M. Bitner-Gregersen

OMAE2005-67408 181On the Reliability and Risk Analysis of Subsea Blowouts Preventers With Focused

Attention on DP RigsNilo de Moura Jorge

OMAE2005-67412 189

Seismic and Structural Behaviour of Oil Storage Tank of Large CapacityCarlos Cortes Salas and Hector A. Sanchez Sanchez

OMAE2005-67429 203Time Variant Reliability of Mooring System Considering Corrosion DeteriorationZhen Gao, Torgeir Moan, and Svein E. Heggelund

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OMAE2005-67432 211

Fatigue Safety Factors for Flexible Risers Based on Case Specific Reliability AnalysisBernt J. Leira, Ragnar T. Igland, Gro S. Baarholm, KnutA. Fames, and Dick Percy

OMAE2005-67458 219

A Review of Occupational Safety and Health Management Principles With Reference to

the Needs of the Shipbuilding and Offshore Construction Industries:A Client Point of View

Tania da Silva Barboza and Edmilson Soares Medeiros

OMAE2005-67461 225

Nonstationary Stochastic Modelling of Multivariate Long-Term Wind and Wave Data

Christos N. Stefanakos and Konstadinos A. Belibassakis

OMAE2005-67476 235

Real Options Models for Maintenance Decision Making for Offshore Jacket PlatformsSandra Santa-Cruz and Ernesto Heredia-Zavoni

OMAE2005-67481 245

Reduction in Inspection Costs for Dynamic Sensitive Steel Structures by ModalBased Fatigue Monitoring

Henrik Hjelm, John D. S0rensen, Rune Brincker, Kasper Munch, and

Jesper Graugaard-Jensen

OMAE2005-67491 253

Time-Variant Ultimate Strength Reliability of FPSOs Including Corrosion and

Slamming Effects

loannis Moatsos and Purnendu K. Das

OMAE2005-67531 263

Experimental Study and Simulation on Heat Exposed Liquid Filled Process EquipmentGeir Berge and Harald Olstad

OMAE2005-67534 271

Incorporating Human, Management and Organisational Barriers in Risk Assessment of

Offshore Marine OperationsV. M. Trbojevic and O. T. Gudmestad

OMAE2005-67535 277

System Reliability-Based Assessment on Single Point Mooring Jacket Platform

Wei-Liang Jin, Yong He, Shun-Feng Gong, and Jian Song

OMAE2005-67545 285

Comparison of Formulations for Whitecapping in Mixed Seas

Sebastien Lacoin, David P. Hurdle, and Gerbrant Ph. Van Vledder

OMAE2005-67571 295

Note on the Distribution of Extreme Wave Crests

Anastassia Baxevani, Oskar Hagberg, and Igor Rychlik

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OMAE2005-67572 311

Integrity Management of Deep Water Floating Production Facilities: Towards Better and

Safer Workforce Personnel

Alberto C. Morandi and John K. Galiotos

OMAE2005-67576 319

Formal Safety Assessment and Goal Based Regulations at IMO: Lessons Learned

(Invited Lecture)

RolfSkjong

OMAE2005-67579 329

Non-Linear Time Dependent Corrosion Wastage of Deck Plates of Ballast and CargoTanks of Tankers

Y. Garbatov, C. Guedes Soares, and G. Wang

OMAE2005-67584 337

Ocean Wave Spectral Estimation Using Vessel Wave Frequency Motions

/?. Pascoal, C. Guedes Soares, and A. J. Sorensen

OCEAN SPACE UTILIZATION

Introduction

Takeshi Kinoshita and Hideyuki Suzuki 347

OMAE2005-67057 349

Three-Dimensional Analysis of Hydroelastic Behaviors of an Aircushion Type LargeFloating Structure

Tomoki Ikoma, Koichi Masuda, Chang-Kyu Rheem, Hisaaki Maeda

OMAE2005-67084 357

Finite-Element Method for the Hydroelastic Response of Very Large Floating Structure in

Water of Variable DepthJ. H. Kyoung, S. Y. Hong, B. W. Kim, S. K. Cho, and K. J. Bai

OMAE2005-67089 365

Optimization of a Semi-Submersible Type Mega-Float Using a Risk Based

Objective Function

Hideyuki Suzuki and Satoshi Nakada

OMAE2005-67094 373

Tendency of Damping Ratio of Floating Artificial Base by Experiment and MeasurementKoichi Maruyoshi and Osamu Saijo

OMAE2005-67101 381On the Numerical Accuracy of Wave Induced Structural Stresses of VLFs for Various

Hydroelastic Analysis Methods

S. Y. Hong, J. H. Kyoung, B. W. Kim, and S. K. Cho

OMAE2005-67175 391

Proposal for Planning of Strategic Signs Inducing Actions for Vitalization ofCoastal Cities

Kazukiyo Yamamoto, Kenji Tsukada, and Takeo Kondo

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OMAE2005-67296 397

"ECO-PLATFORM": A Solution for Solving Environmental Problems in Coastal Area

Ryusuke Hosoda, Shigemochi Murota, Masahiko Yao, and Yuki Tamura

OMAE2005-67365 409

Development of Multi-Connected Floating Body SystemKunihiro Ikegami, Masami Matsuura, Noriyuki Hayashi, Shinkichi Tanigaki,

Tsuyoshi Kawazoe, Yoshihisa Yamauchi, Kazuki Toshimitsu, and Satoshi Nagaosa

OMAE2005-67368 419

Numerical Simulation of Tidal Current in the Coastal Region With an Artificial Seabed

Mound for UpwellingShigeru Tabeta, Tsuguki Kinoshita, and Yuta Shimizu

OMAE2005-67397 425

Modelling of Competition for Space and Food Among Mussels Under a Coastal

Floating Platform

Daisuke Kitazawa and Piet Ruardij

OMAE2005-67557 433

Hydroelastic Response of VLFS on Uneven Sea BottomHao Song, Longbin Tao, Weicheng Cui, and Yingzhong Liu

OCEAN ENGINEERING

Introduction

R. Cengiz Ertekin and Daniel T. Valentine 445

OMAE2005-67041 449

Hydrodynamic Analysis of Floating Bodies in General BathymetryK. A. Belibassakis

OMAE2005-67045 457

Stability Enhancement of Supercavitating Projectiles by Unsteady Air InjectionYasmin Khakpour and Miad Yazdani

OMAE2005-67049 467

Experimental Optimization of Extreme Wave Sequences for the Deterministic

Analysis of Wave/Structure Interaction

Gunther F. Clauss and Christian E. Schmittner

OMAE2005-67054 475

Truss Spar VIM in Waves and Currents

Tim Finnigan, Mehernosh Irani, and Radboud van Dijk

OMAE2005-67064 483

Fatigue Loads on Offshore Wind Turbines Due to Weakly Non-Linear Waves

Jenny M. V. Trumars, Niels Jacob Tarp-Johansen, and Thomas Krogh

OMAE2005-67070 493

The Effect of Plenum Chamber Volume and Air Turbine Hysteresis on the OptimalPerformance of Oscillating Water Columns

Matt Folley and Trevor Whittaker

xix

OMAE2005-67075 499

A Coupled-Mode, Phase-Resolving Model for the Transformation of Wave Spectrum Over

Steep 3D Topography: A Parallel-Architecture ImplementationTh. P. Gerostathis, K. A. Belibassakis, and G. A. Athanassoulis

OMAE2005-67076 507

Dynamic Simulation for a Fish Cage SystemChun-Woo Lee, Hyung-Seok Kim, Gun-Ho Lee, and Kwi-Yeon Koo

OMAE2005-67077 517

Experimental and Numerical Investigation of the Stabilizing Effects of a

Water-Entrapment Plate on a Deepwater Minimal Floating Platform

Christian A. Cermelli and Dominique G. Roddier

OMAE2005-67090 527

A Comparative Assessment of the Use of Spudcans and Caissons as the Foundations of

Jack-Up Structures

6. Vlahos, M. J. Cassidy, and B. Knowles

OMAE2005-67103 533

Load-Out, Towing and Float-Off Analysis for 105K COT of the First Ground Construction

of Ship Type Structure

Jong-Wook Kim, Young-Tae Yang, Hyun-Soo Shin, and Ki-Young Yoon

OMAE2005-67107 539

Space Shuttle MODUS: Key System for the Installation of Networks of Benthic Stations

Hans W. Gerber and Gunther F. Clauss

OMAE2005-67110 547

The Effect of Reduced Water Depth on the Description of Extreme Waves and the

Prediction of the Water Particle Kinematics

Vasiiiki Katsardi and Chris Swan

OMAE2005-67115 557Interaction of a Solitary Wave With a Vertical Permeable Elliptical Breakwater

A. Basmat

OMAE2005-67146 563A Deep-Ocean Mass Spectrometer to Monitor Hydrocarbon Seeps and Pipelines

Gary M. McMurtry, John C. Wiltshire, and Arnaud Bosssuyt

OMAE2005-67158 571Wave Forcing and Wave Scattering From a Vertical Surface-Piercing Cylinder

Chris Swan, Stephen Masterton, Rizwan Sheikh, and Alessandra Cavalletti

OMAE2005-67165 581Studies in the Stability of a Numerical Wave Tank Model for Generation and Propagationof Steep Nonlinear Long-Crested Surface Waves

W. Parsons and R. E. Baddour

OMAE2005-67181 593The Long-Term Wind and Wave Spectra of the Mediterranean Sea

Christos N. Stefanakos

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OMAE2005-67193 601

Flow Curvature Effect on Dynamic Behaviour of a Novel Vertical Axis Tidal

Current Turbine: Numerical and Experimental AnalysisDomenico Coiro, Fabrizio Nicolosi, Agostino De Marco, Stefano Melone, and

Francesco Montella

OMAE2005-67194 611

Modelling Growth Colonisation Process and Profile in Guinea Gulf: From InspectionData to Load Computing

Morgan Boukinda, Valerie Quiniou-Ramus, Franck Schoefs, Michel Birades,Alain Lahaille, and Raymond Garretta

OMAE2005-67195 619

Fatigue of Jacket Platforms: Effect of Marine Growth ModellingFranck Schoefs, Morgan Boukinda, Christophe Guillo, and Antoine Rouhan

OMAE2005-67215 627

ATLAS AUVs for Offshore Applications: Status and PerspectivesWilli Hornfeld

OMAE2005-67226 637

Designing Efficient Trajectories for Underwater Vehicles Using Geometric

Control TheoryM. Chyba and T. Haberkorn

OMAE2005-67227 647

Global Loads on an FPSO Induced by a Set of Freak Waves

Nuno Fonseca, Carlos Guedes Soares, and Ricardo Pascoal

OMAE2005-67235 , 655

Intercomparison of Wave Data Between Triaxys Directional Wave Buoy, ADCP, and

Other Reference Wave Instruments

H. H. Shih, C. Long, M. Bushnell, and K. Hathaway

OMAE2005-67240 665

On the Effects of Aero Boundary Layer Control on Pressure Drag Reduction in

Supercavitating Bodies

Yasmin Khakpour and Miad Yazdani

OMAE2005-67248 677

Mechanism of Local Scour Around Submarine Pipelines Based on Numerical Simulation

of Turbulence Model

Lin Lu, Yucheng Li, and Bing Chen

OMAE2005-67259 685

Seakeeping Tests With Gaussian Wave Packets

Vinicius Matos, Joel Sena Sales, Jr., and S. H. Sphaier

OMAE2005-67265 695

Hydrofoil Attack Angle Effect on Hydrodynamic Resistance of Semi-Planning Catamaran

M. Rad, M. Nakisa, G. Golnezhad, and M. Askari

xxi

OMAE2005-67286 703

Optimization and Time-Domain Simulation of the SEAREVWave Energy Converter

Aurelien Babarit, Alain H. Clement, and Jean-Christophe Gilloteaux

OMAE2005-67288 713

Series Expression and Applications of Random Drag Forces

Rujian Ma, Guixi Li, and Dong Zhao

OMAE2005-67315 719

Spar Technology as a Seabasing Enabler

Mark Selfridge and Colen Kennell

OMAE2005-67316 729

Computation of Hydrodynamic Interaction of Multiple Bodies in Waves With a

Panel-Free Method

Wei Qiu, Hongxuan Peng, Sander M. Calisal, and Jianhong Wang

OMAE2005-67324 737

Vibration Control of Jacket Platform by DTMD SystemDong Zhao, Rujian Ma, Weiqiang Wang, and Dongmei Cai

OMAE2005-67326 743

Nonlinear Internal Waves in Stratified Fluid With Homogeneous LayerNikolai I. Makarenko and Janna L Maltseva

OMAE2005-67338 751

Parametric Evaluation of the Performance Characteristics of Tight Moored Wave

Energy Converters

Spyridon A. Mavrakos and George M. Katsaounis

OMAE2005-67347 759

7000m Operable Deep-Sea ROV System, "KAIKO7000"

Hidehiko Nakajoh, Takashi Murashima, and Hiroshi Yoshida

OMAE2005-67371 767

The Hydrodynamic Efficiency of an Oscillating Water ColumnM. T. Morris-Thomas, R. Irvin, and K. P. Thiagarajan

OMAE2005-67374 775

Hydrodynamic Loads on Twisted Ropes and Hawsers

Hans-Joachim Winkel and Mathias Paschen

OMAE2005-67383 787

A Prototype Tool for Analysis and Design of Floating Fish CagesPaul E. Thomassen and BerntJ. Leira

OMAE2005-67390 793Permanent Magnetized Generator for Marine Current Power Conversion:

Proposed Experimental SetupErik Segergren, Karin Nilsson, and Mats Leijon

OMAE2005-67391 797A Direct Drive Wave Energy Converter: Simulations and Experiments

O. Danielsson, M. Leijon, K. Thorburn, M. Eriksson, and H. Bernhoff

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OMAE2005-67414 803

Database for Wave Energy Site Selection in PortugalM. Teresa Pontes, Luis Rebelo, Pedro Silva, and Celia Pata

OMAE2005-67424 811

Modeling Salt and Heat Dispersion From a Large Power and Desalination Plant in

Abu Dhabi Emirate

Khaled A. Mohamed, Ahmed Areiqat, and M. Odeh

OMAE2005-67434 819

Time Domain Simulations on a Single Point Moored Submerged Sphere of Variable Radius

Joao M. B. P. Cruz and Antonio J. N. A. Sarmento

OMAE2005-67451 825

Enhancement of Design Criteria for Fish Farm Facilities Including OperationsAre Johan Berstad, Harald Tronstad, Stein-Arne Sivertsen, and Endre Leite

OMAE2005-67462 833

Yaw Drift Moment of a Floating Structure in Waves

Dimitris Spanos and Apostolos Papanikolaou

OMAE2005-67490 841

Nonlinear Simulation of Multivariate Sea State Time Series

Valerie Monbet, Pierre Ailliot, and Marc Prevosto

OMAE2005-67494 851

Dynamic Behavior of Moored Ship Motions Induced by Initial Attack of

Large Scaled Tsunami

Shigeki Sakakibara, Masayoshi Kubo, Eiichi Kobayashi, and Shunichi Koshimura

OMAE2005-67503 859

Numerical Simulation of Ringing Response of Marine Platforms

Seon Han

OMAE2005-67512 867

Behavior of a Mono-Column Structure (MONOBR) in Waves

Rodrigo Barreira, Sergio H. Sphaier, Isaias Q. Masetti, Ana Paula Costa, and

Carlos Levi

OMAE2005-67539 875

Interactions Between Vertical Structures in Waves

J. Wang, S. M. Calisal, and W. Qiu

OMAE2005-67554 885

The Flat Solitary Waves Due to a Submerged Moving Body in a Two-Layer Fluid With

Free Surface

Gang Wei, Xiao-Bing Su, and Yun-Xiang You

OMAE2005-67559 891

Effects of Drained Pre-Loading on the Performance of Shallow Foundations on

Overconsolidated ClayB. M. Lehane and C. Gaudin

xxiii

OMAE2005-67561 897

Use of an Electro-Optical-Mechanical Mooring Cable for Oceanographic Buoys:Modeling and Validation

Andrew Hamilton and Mark Chaffey

OMAE2005-67570 905

A Non-Dimensional Weight-Velocity Parameter for Estimating Drag Force and Net

Deformation of Gravity Fish Cages

Kyrre Vikestad and Egil Lien

POLAR AND ARCTIC SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGYOMAE2005-67285 913

Ice Loading of Jack-Up Platforms

Alexandra Weihrauch, Joachim Berger, and Marc Bartels

OMAE2005-67300 919

Improved Model for Ice Force on Conical Structure

W. Feng, S. M. Shi, and L M. Liu

OMAE2005-67327 923

Model Tests in Brash Ice Channels

Jens-Holger Hellmann, Karl-Heinz Hupp, and Walter L. Kuehnlein

OMAE2005-67416 931

Ice Loads on a Model Propeller Blade in Milling Conditions

Jungyong Wang, Ayhan Akinturk, Stephen J. Jones, and Neil Bose

OMAE2005-67516 937

IceMS: A Software for Ice ManagementJohan Soderkvist and Tomas Jansson

OMAE2005-67S47 945A 3-Dimensional Continuum ALE Model for Ice Scour: Study of Trench Effects

Ibrahim Konuk, Shenkai Yu, and Robert Grade

LNG SPECIALTY

OMAE2005-67096 953Probabilistic Analysis of Characteristic Pressure for LNG Tanks

Mateusz Graczyk, Torgeir Moan, and Olav Rognebakke

OMAE2005-67105 963

Passive Disconnection of an SPM-Moored LNG Carrier in Waves

Mamoun Naciri, Walter Maurel, and Jean-Pierre Queau

OMAE2005-67190 975Numerical Simulation on Mooring Performance of LNG-FPSO System in Realistic Seas

Yoshiyuki Inoue and Md. Kamruzzaman

xxiv

OMAE2005-67219 983

The Behaviour of Tugs in Waves Assisting LNG Carriers During Berthing Along Offshore

LNG Terminals

Bas Buchner, Pieter Dierx, and Olaf Waals

OMAE2005-67398 993

Estimating the Voyage Duration of Transoceanic LNG TransportsWei Ma and Cortis Cooper

Author Index 1001

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