Current Profiles and Vortex-Induced Vibrations
Forristall, G.Z., and C.K. Cooper, "Design Current Profiles using Empirical Orthogonal Function (EOF) and Inverse FORM Methods," Proceedings, Offshore Technology Conference, Paper No. OTC 8267, 1997. (PDF file)
Kleiven, G., "Identifying VIV Vibration Modes by Use of the Empirical Orthogonal Functions Technique," Proceedings, 21st International Conference on Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering, Paper No. OMAE 2002-28425, 2002. (PDF file)
Meling, T.S., Eik, K.J., and Nygaard, E., "An Assessment of EOF Current Scatter Diagrams With Respect to Riser VIV Fatigue Damage," Proceedings, 21st International Conference on Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering, Paper No. OMAE 2002-28062, 2002. (PDF file)
Donnelly, J.M. and Vandiver, J.K., "The Use of Scatter Diagrams in the Selection of Design Current Profiles for a Riser Experiencing Vortex-Induced Vibration," Proceedings, Offshore Technology Conference, Paper No. OTC 15395, 2003. (PDF file)
Srivilairit, T. and Manuel, L., "Vortex-Induced Vibration and Coincident Current Velocity Profiles for a Deepwater Drilling Riser," Proceedings, 26th International Conference on Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering, Paper No. OMAE2007-29596, 2007. (PDF file)
Shi, C., Manuel, L., Tognarelli, M.A. and Botros, T., "On The Vortex-Induced Vibration Response of a Model Riser and Location of Sensors for Fatigue Damage Prediction," Proceedings, 29th International Conference on Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering, Paper No. OMAE2010-20991, 2010. (PDF file)
Shi, C., Manuel, L., and Tognarelli, M.A., "Alternate Empirical Procedures for Fatigue Damage Rate Estimation of Instrumented Risers Undergoing Vortex-Induced Vibration," Proceedings, 29th International Conference on Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering, Paper No. OMAE2010-20992, 2010. (PDF file)
Shallow-Water Waves:
Battjes, J.A. and Groenendijk, H.W., "Wave Height Distributions on Shallow Foreshores," Coastal Engineering, Vol. 40, 2000, pp. 161--182. (PDF file)
Bergdahl, L. and Fransson, L.., "Waves for Design of Wind-Power Plants in Shallow Seas," Proceedings, 20th Intl. Conference on Port and Ocean Engineering under Arctic Conditions, POAC-09, 2009. (PDF file)
Goda, Y., "Reanalysis of Regular and Random Breaking Wave Statistics," Coastal Engineering Journal, Vol. 52, No. 1, 2010, pp. 71--106. (PDF file)
Kitaigordskii, S.A., Krasitskii, V.P. and Zaslavskii, M.M., "On Phillips' Theory of Equilibrium Range in the Spectra of Wind-Generated Gravity Waves," Journal of Physical Oceanography, Vol. 5, 1975, pp. 410--420. (PDF file)
Toffoli, A., Babanin, A., Onorato, M., and Waseda, T., "The Maximum Steepness of Oceanic Waves: Field and Laboratory Experiments," Geophysical Research Letters, Vol. 37, LO5603, 2010. (PDF file)
Fatigue Damage
Dalane, J. I., "Fatigue Reliability---Measured Response of the Heidrun TLP Tethers," Marine Structures, Vol. 10, 1997, pp. 611-628. (PDF file)
Jiao, G. and Moan, T., "Probabilistic Analysis of Fatigue due to Gaussian Load Processes," Probabilistic Engineering Mechanics, Vol. 5, No. 2, 1990. (PDF file)
Mao, W., Ringsberg, J.W., and Rychlik, I. "The Effect of Whipping/Springing on Fatigue Damage and Extreme Response of Ship Structures," Proceedings, 29th International Conference on Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering, Paper No. OMAE 2010-20124, 2010. (PDF file)
Extreme Waves and Structural Response:
Forristall, G., "Wave Crest Distributions: Observations and Second-Order Theory," Journal of Physical Oceanography, Vol. 30, No. 8, pp. 1931--1943, 2000. (PDF file)
Graf, P., Dykes, K., Damiani, R., Jonkman, J., and Veers, P.S.., "Adaptive Stratified Importance Sampling: Hybridization of Extrapolation and Importance Sampling Monte Carlo Methods for Estimation of Wind Turbine Extreme Loading," Wind Energy Science Discussions, 2017 (PDF file)
Haver, S., "Reliability Assessment of Overload Failures of the Heidrun Tethers," Proceedings, 6th ISOPE Conference, Paper ISOPE-I-96-310, 1996 (PDF file)
Heideman, J.C. and Mitchell, D.A., "Grid Point Pooling in Extreme Value Analysis of Hurricane Hindcast Data," Journal of Waterways, Port, Coastal, and Ocean Engineering, ASCE, Vol. 135, No. 2, pp. 31--37, March/April 2009. (PDF file)
Jensen, J.J., "Conditional Second-Order Short-Crested Water Waves Applied to Extreme Wave Episodes," Journal of Fluid Mechanics, Vol. 545, pp. 29--40, 2005. (PDF file)
Langen, I., Spidsoe, N., Bruce, R.L., and Heavner, J.W., "Measured Dynamic Response of Jacket Platforms," Proceedings, Offshore Technology Conference, Paper OTC 4655, 1984 (PDF file)
Naess, A., Stansberg, C. T., and Batsevych, O., "Prediction of Extreme Tether Tension for a TLP," Proceedings, 28th International Conference on Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering, Paper OMAE-09-1123, 2009 (PDF file)
Nascimento, L., Sagrilo, L., and Ellwanger, G., "Extreme Value Analysis of Jack-Up Dynamic Response Parameters," Proceedings, 29th International Conference on Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering, Paper OMAE-10-20143, 2010 (PDF file)
"Rogue Waves 2008," Conference Proceedings, ed. Olagnon, M. and Prevosto, M., Brest, 13-15 October 2008 (PDF file)
Stansberg, C.T., Gudmestad, O.T., and Haver, S., "Kinematics Under Extreme Waves," Proceedings, 25th International Conference on Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering, Paper OMAE2006-92491, 2006 (PDF file)
Vinje, T. and Haver, S., "On the Non-Gaussian Structure of Ocean Waves," Proceedings, International Conference on the Behaviour of Offshore Structures, vol. 2., pp. 453-480, 1994 (PDF file)
Statistical Modelling:
Hosking, J.R.M., "L-Moments: Analysis and Estimation of Distributions using Linear Combinations of Order Statistics," Journal of the Royal Statistical Society, Series B, Vol. 52, No. 1, pp. 105--124, 1990. (PDF file)
Lutes, Loren D. and Wang, Jim, "Simulation of Improved Gaussian Time History," J. Eng. Mech., ASCE, Vol. 117, No. 1, 1991 (PDF file)
Naess, A. and Ness, G.M., "Second-Order, Sum-Frequency Response Statistics of Tethered Platforms in Random Waves," Applied Ocean Research, Vol. 14, pp. 23--32, 1992. (PDF file)
Naess, A., Gaidai, O. and Teigen, P.S., "Extreme Response Prediction for Nonlinear Floating Offshore Structures by Monte Carlo Simulation," Applied Ocean Research, Vol. 29, pp. 221--230, 2007. (PDF file)
Pandey, M.D. and Ariaratnam, S.T., "Crossing Rate Analysis of NonGaussian Response of Linear Systems," J. Eng. Mech, ASCE, Vol 122, No. 6, 1996 (PDF file)