Title : 
Simulation and Experimental Study of a Model Offshore Platform
         
        
            Author : 
An, Yantao ; Ma, Rujian ; Dong, Meihua ; Zhang, Haiting
         
        
            Author_Institution : 
Sch. of Mech. Eng., Univ. of Jinan, Jinan, China
         
        
        
        
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
The simulation and experimental study of a model offshore platform are performed in this paper. A similar model of an offshore platform is designed and constructed. The modal experiments have been done on the model with the method of multi-point excitation and single-point response measurement. The dynamic parameters of the modal are identified including natural frequencies, structural modes and shapes. The comparison of the results between the experiment and the simulation indicates the consistency of design and construction of the similar model and reliability of the experimental data.
         
        
            Keywords : 
design engineering; offshore installations; simulation; structural engineering; design engineering; modal experiments; offshore platform construction; Acceleration; Damping; Elasticity; Frequency; Mechanical variables measurement; Performance evaluation; Prototypes; Shape; Stress; Vibrations; experimental study; offshore platform; similar model design; simulation;
         
        
        
        
            Conference_Titel : 
Measuring Technology and Mechatronics Automation, 2009. ICMTMA '09. International Conference on
         
        
            Conference_Location : 
Zhangjiajie, Hunan
         
        
            Print_ISBN : 
978-0-7695-3583-8
         
        
        
            DOI : 
10.1109/ICMTMA.2009.13