General Procedure for Lifetime Seaway Load Estimation (LSLE) With Examples

Abstract

This report provides a consistent, unified approach for U.S. Navy calculation and evaluation of lifetime seaway load estimation (LSLE). The procedure applies to any surface ship type. The steps in the unified procedure for estimating lifetime seaway loads using model, full-scale, simulation, or analytic data are described and illustrated with examples. The unified LSLE procedure is a first principles approach, traceable with respect to assumptions and calculations. The calculations, except possibly for estimated parameter tolerance limits, can be performed on current desktop computers. The intent is to have all pertinent theory, along with examples, in one document. New methods for estimating combined loads, for estimating distribution parameter values when both low-frequency and high-frequency components are present, and estimating extreme values when combined loads are present are described.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 2007
Accession Number
ADA477140

Entities

People

  • William M. Richardson

Organizations

  • Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Computational Science
  • Computations
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Data Science
  • Frequency
  • Information Science
  • Mainframe Computers
  • Measurement
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Naval Architecture
  • Normal Distribution
  • Simulations
  • Statistical Algorithms
  • Statistical Distributions
  • Test And Evaluation

Readers

  • Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering.
  • Statistical inference.