Vibration Control of Deepwater Offshore Platform Using Viscous Dampers Under Wind, Wave, and Earthquake
This study investigates the use of viscous dampers (VDs) to reduce the vibration of a deepwater offshore platform under joint wind, wave, and earthquake action. A finite element model was established based on the Opensees software (version 3.7.1), incorporating soil–structure interaction simulated b...
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| description | This study investigates the use of viscous dampers (VDs) to reduce the vibration of a deepwater offshore platform under joint wind, wave, and earthquake action. A finite element model was established based on the Opensees software (version 3.7.1), incorporating soil–structure interaction simulated by the nonlinear Winkler springs and simulating hydrodynamic loads via the Morison equation. Turbulent wind fields were generated using the von Kármán spectrum, and irregular wave profiles were synthesized from the JONSWAP spectrum. The 1995 Kobe earthquake record served as seismic input. The time-history dynamic response for the deepwater offshore platform was evaluated under two critical scenarios: isolated seismic excitation and the joint action of wind, wave, and seismic loading. The results demonstrate that VDs configured diagonally at each structural level effectively suppress platform vibrations under both isolated seismic and wind–wave–earthquake conditions. Under seismic excitation, the VD system reduced maximum deck acceleration, velocity, displacement, and base shear force by 9.95%, 22.33%, 14%, and 31.08%, respectively. For combined environmental loads, the configuration achieved 15.87%, 21.48%, 13.51%, and 34.31% reductions in peak deck acceleration, velocity, displacement, and base shear force, respectively. Moreover, VD parameter analysis confirms that increased damping coefficients enhance control effectiveness. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e2cb6b32956545c389205e52d26ab8a12025-08-20T03:58:26ZengMDPI AGJournal of Marine Science and Engineering2077-13122025-06-01137119710.3390/jmse13071197Vibration Control of Deepwater Offshore Platform Using Viscous Dampers Under Wind, Wave, and EarthquakeKaien Jiang0Huiyang Li1Guoer Lv2Lizhong Wang3Lilin Wang4Huafeng Yu5Power China Huadong Engineering Corporation Limited, Hangzhou 310000, ChinaOcean College, Zhejiang University, Zhoushan 316021, ChinaPower China Huadong Engineering Corporation Limited, Hangzhou 310000, ChinaOcean College, Zhejiang University, Zhoushan 316021, ChinaOcean College, Zhejiang University, Zhoushan 316021, ChinaPower China Huadong Engineering Corporation Limited, Hangzhou 310000, ChinaThis study investigates the use of viscous dampers (VDs) to reduce the vibration of a deepwater offshore platform under joint wind, wave, and earthquake action. A finite element model was established based on the Opensees software (version 3.7.1), incorporating soil–structure interaction simulated by the nonlinear Winkler springs and simulating hydrodynamic loads via the Morison equation. Turbulent wind fields were generated using the von Kármán spectrum, and irregular wave profiles were synthesized from the JONSWAP spectrum. The 1995 Kobe earthquake record served as seismic input. The time-history dynamic response for the deepwater offshore platform was evaluated under two critical scenarios: isolated seismic excitation and the joint action of wind, wave, and seismic loading. The results demonstrate that VDs configured diagonally at each structural level effectively suppress platform vibrations under both isolated seismic and wind–wave–earthquake conditions. Under seismic excitation, the VD system reduced maximum deck acceleration, velocity, displacement, and base shear force by 9.95%, 22.33%, 14%, and 31.08%, respectively. For combined environmental loads, the configuration achieved 15.87%, 21.48%, 13.51%, and 34.31% reductions in peak deck acceleration, velocity, displacement, and base shear force, respectively. Moreover, VD parameter analysis confirms that increased damping coefficients enhance control effectiveness.https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1312/13/7/1197earthquakejacket platformoffshore platformvibration controlviscous dampers |
| spellingShingle | Kaien Jiang Huiyang Li Guoer Lv Lizhong Wang Lilin Wang Huafeng Yu Vibration Control of Deepwater Offshore Platform Using Viscous Dampers Under Wind, Wave, and Earthquake Journal of Marine Science and Engineering earthquake jacket platform offshore platform vibration control viscous dampers |
| title | Vibration Control of Deepwater Offshore Platform Using Viscous Dampers Under Wind, Wave, and Earthquake |
| title_full | Vibration Control of Deepwater Offshore Platform Using Viscous Dampers Under Wind, Wave, and Earthquake |
| title_fullStr | Vibration Control of Deepwater Offshore Platform Using Viscous Dampers Under Wind, Wave, and Earthquake |
| title_full_unstemmed | Vibration Control of Deepwater Offshore Platform Using Viscous Dampers Under Wind, Wave, and Earthquake |
| title_short | Vibration Control of Deepwater Offshore Platform Using Viscous Dampers Under Wind, Wave, and Earthquake |
| title_sort | vibration control of deepwater offshore platform using viscous dampers under wind wave and earthquake |
| topic | earthquake jacket platform offshore platform vibration control viscous dampers |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1312/13/7/1197 |
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