The present work investigates the effect of different outermost connector types on the hydrodynamic responses of a modular multi-purpose floating structure (MMFS) system. The MMFS system is preliminarily designed for a mild sea zone, which is composed of a number of standardized floating modules. In...

A modular floating concept for oil storage is proposed. The concept is composed of modular floating tanks and barges. The floating tanks are self-stable and designed for storage of oil and hydrocarbon material. The barges are connected together and moored by mooring dolphins. Mooring system is desig...

For better utilization of ocean and coastal space, hydrocarbon products can be stored in the floating tanks, which can be enclosed by barge system. The barge system can be moored through pile foundations. The tanks are moored through marine fenders connected to barges. In the system, hydrodynamic an...

A modular floating concept for oil storage is proposed. The concept, which is advantageous for space-constrained locations, is composed of several modular floating tanks and barges. The floating multi-body hydrodynamic interaction of barges are studied in this paper. In the analysis, a single barge ...

A modular floating concept for oil storage is proposed. The concept is composed of several modular floating tanks and barges. The floating tanks are self-stable and designed for storage of oil and hydrocarbon material. The barges provide platforms for equipment and workers quarters, and enclose the ...

In this paper, a floating bridge concept is proposed. This bridge concept comprises a two oppositely curves in plan, which enables the cancellation of the axial forces at the bridge as one arch will be under compression while the other arch is in tension due to environmental forces acting in one dir...

When floating structure with internal fluid compartment is close to other structures, the multibody interaction problem needs to be addressed in addition to the internal fluid influence. Furthermore, shallow water effects become important, especially when the gap between the floating structure and t...

Liquid inside a floating structure influences both hydrostatic and hydrodynamic response of the floating structure. Some examples of floating structure with internal liquid are: vessels with roll damping tanks, floating hydrocarbon storage facility, LNG tankers and etc. A floating oil storage tank i...