Fatigue damage characteristics of a flexible cylinder under concomitant excitation of time-varying axial tension and VIV

Y Lu, Z Yu, Y Ma, Z Liu, W Xu - Ocean Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
Flexible cylindrical structures are susceptible to the concomitant excitation of vortex-induced
vibration (VIV) and time-varying axial tension in offshore engineering. The structural …

Reduced-order modelling based on non-linear modes

CEN Mazzilli, PB Gonçalves, GR Franzini - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper addresses a detailed literature review on non-linear modes of vibration and its
role in obtaining more efficient reduced-order models, as compared to those obtained by …

Effects of heave motion on the dynamic performance of vertical transport system for deep sea mining

Q Wu, J Yang, H Lu, W Lu, L Liu - Applied Ocean Research, 2020 - Elsevier
A deep sea mining system has been proposed as a way to overcome a future shortage of
resources. A vertical transport system (VTS), as the key component for deep sea mining, is …

Coupling effect of time-varying axial tension and combined unsteady flow on vortex-induced vibration of flexible risers

X Li, Y Yuan, Z Duan, H Xue, W Tang - Ocean Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
The surge and heave motions of the floating platform have a non-negligible effect on vortex-
induced vibration (VIV) of marine risers, which generates time-varying axial tension of risers …

Dynamics of offshore risers using a geometrically-exact beam model with hydrodynamic loads and contact with the seabed

AG Neto - Engineering Structures, 2016 - Elsevier
In the context of challenging scenarios for offshore oil exploitation, robust numerical models
are necessary to predict the risers' mechanical behavior. This work presents a model to …

Dynamic response of a deepwater riser subjected to combined axial and transverse excitation by the nonlinear coupled model

S Lei, XY Zheng, D Kennedy - International Journal of Non-Linear …, 2017 - Elsevier
In offshore engineering long slender risers are simultaneously subjected to both axial and
transverse excitations. The axial load is the fluctuating top tension which is induced by the …

An experimental investigation on concomitant vortex-induced vibration and axial top-motion excitation with a long flexible cylinder in vertical configuration

GR Franzini, CP Pesce, RT Gonçalves, ALC Fujarra… - Ocean …, 2018 - Elsevier
An experimental investigation of concomitant Vortex-Induced Vibration (VIV) and top-motion
excitation with a long and vertical flexible cylinder is presented. Underwater optical …

Reduced-order models for the analysis of a vertical rod under parametric excitation

GJ Vernizzi, GR Franzini, S Lenci - International Journal of Mechanical …, 2019 - Elsevier
This paper focuses on the analysis of the parametric excitation of a vertical and immersed
flexible rod, showing the influence of the choice of the shape function used in the Galerkin's …

Dynamic stability in principal parametric resonance of rotating beams: Method of multiple scales versus differential quadrature method

H Arvin, YQ Tang, AA Nadooshan - International Journal of Non-Linear …, 2016 - Elsevier
Parametric resonance is one of the key topics in studying the dynamics of structures. In this
paper, dynamic analysis of rotating beams with varying rotational speed in the presence of …

Long-term stochastic heave-induced dynamic buckling of a top-tensioned riser and its influence on the ultimate limit state reliability

JM Cabrera-Miranda, JK Paik - Ocean Engineering, 2018 - Elsevier
A top-tensioned riser is a slender pipe that conveys fluids between a floater and a subsea
system. High top-tension keeps its straight configuration and helps to prevent compressive …