1.0 INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................................

1.1 OVERVIEW .........................................................................................................................

1.2 PROGRAM FEATURES ......................................................................................................
1.3 MEMBER LOADS CREATED BY SEASTATE ................................................................

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2.0 GENERAL SEASTATE DATA .................................................................................................

2.1 SEASTATE OPTIONS .........................................................................................................
2.1.1 Physical Parameters .....................................................................................................
2.1.2 Analysis Function ........................................................................................................
2.1.3 Output Reports ............................................................................................................
2.1.4 Hydrostatic Check .......................................................................................................
2.1.5 Miscellaneous ..............................................................................................................
2.2 USING A SEPARATE SEASTATE INPUT FILE ..............................................................
2.2.1 Location of Loading ....................................................................................................
2.2.2 Selecting Load Cases ...................................................................................................
2.2.3 Factoring Load Cases ..................................................................................................
2.2.4 Allowable Stress/Material Factor ................................................................................
2.2.5 Load Combinations .....................................................................................................
2.3 PROPERTY OVERRIDES ...................................................................................................
2.3.1 Overriding Beam Element Properties ..........................................................................
2.3.1.1 Marine Growth and Reynolds Number ............................................................
2.3.1.2 Flood Condition .................................................................................................
2.3.1.3 Weight and Buoyancy ........................................................................................
2.3.1.4 Dimensions for Force .........................................................................................
2.3.1.5 Drag and Mass Coefficients ...............................................................................
2.3.2 Overriding Plate Element Properties ...........................................................................
2.3.2.1 Weight ................................................................................................................
2.4 WIND AREAS ......................................................................................................................
2.5 WIND SHIELD ZONES .......................................................................................................
2.6 SUBMERGED BODIES ......................................................................................................
2.7 NON-STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS ....................................................................................
2.7.1 Dummy Sub-Structures ...............................................................................................
2.7.2 Appurtenance Structures .............................................................................................
2.7.3 Alternate Method .........................................................................................................
2.8 ELEMENT LOAD REPORTS .............................................................................................
2.9 STRUCTURAL LOADING .................................................................................................
2.9.1 Structural Masses ........................................................................................................
2.9.1.1 Inertial Weight ...................................................................................................
2.9.1.2 Weight Vertical Location ...................................................................................
2.9.1.3 Surface Weight ...................................................................................................
2.9.1.4 Structural Weight Footprint ...............................................................................
2.9.1.5 Joint Weight .......................................................................................................
2.9.1.6 Member Weight .................................................................................................
2.9.1.7 Non-Structural Weight .......................................................................................
2.9.1.8 Weight Combinations ........................................................................................
2.9.1.9 Dynamic Mass Selection....................................................................................

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2.9.2 Direct Load Determination ..........................................................................................

2.9.2.1 Weight Inclusion In Loading .............................................................................
2.9.2.2 Inertia Load Center Location .............................................................................
2.9.2.3 Applied Structure Acceleration ..........................................................................
2.9.2.4 Response Amplitude Operators .........................................................................
2.9.2.5 Space Forces and Moments ...............................................................................
2.9.2.6 Moving Load ......................................................................................................

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3.0 HYDRO STATIC/DYNAMIC DATA ........................................................................................

3.1 FLOOD CONDITION ..........................................................................................................
3.1.1 Default Flood Condition ..............................................................................................
3.1.2 Specifying Flood Condition in the Model ...................................................................
3.1.3 Overriding Flood Condition ........................................................................................
3.2 MARINE GROWTH ............................................................................................................
3.2.1 Defining Marine Growth .............................................................................................
3.2.2 Applying Marine Growth to a Member .......................................................................
3.3 DRAG AND MASS COEFFICIENTS .................................................................................
3.3.1 Defining Default Coefficients .....................................................................................
3.3.2 Reynolds Number Dependent Cd ..............................................................................
3.3.3 Overriding Coefficients ...............................................................................................
3.4 HYDRODYNAMIC MODELING .......................................................................................

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4.0 CREATING ENVIRONMENTAL LOADS ...............................................................................

4.1 MEMBER LOAD AXIS .......................................................................................................
4.2 ENVIRONMENTAL LOAD FACTORS .............................................................................
4.3 WAVE LOAD ......................................................................................................................
4.3.1 Wave Theory ...............................................................................................................
4.3.1.1 User Defined Waves ..........................................................................................
4.3.2 Wave Characteristics ...................................................................................................
4.3.3 Critical Crest Position .................................................................................................
4.3.4 Overriding Water Depth and Mudline Elevation ........................................................
4.3.5 Wave Kinematics or Spreading Factor ........................................................................
4.3.6 Member Distributed Load Segments ...........................................................................
4.3.7 Wave Output Print Option ...........................................................................................
4.4 CURRENT LOAD ................................................................................................................
4.4.1 Current Velocity Profile ..............................................................................................
4.4.2 Current Profile Stretching/Compressing .....................................................................
4.4.3 Current Blockage Factor .............................................................................................
4.4.4 Apparent Wave Period ................................................................................................
4.4.5 Overriding Mudline Elevation .....................................................................................
4.4.6 Minimum In-line Current ............................................................................................
4.5 GRAVITY AND BUOYANCY LOAD ...............................................................................
4.5.1 Overriding Buoyancy Parameters................................................................................
4.6 WIND LOAD........................................................................................................................
4.6.1 Wind Characteristics ...................................................................................................
4.6.2 Wind Height Variation ................................................................................................
4.6.3 Overriding Water Depth ..............................................................................................

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4.6.4 Loading Wind Areas ...................................................................................................

4.7 SUBMERGED BODY DRAG LOAD .................................................................................
4.8 MUD FLOW LOAD .............................................................................................................
4.9 REPEATING A LOAD CASE .............................................................................................
4.10 API RP2A-WSD 20TH EDITION CONSIDERATIONS ..................................................

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5.0 GENERATING TRANSFER FUNCTION LOADS ..................................................................

5.1 SPECIFYING TRANSFER FUNCTION WAVE DATA ....................................................
5.1.1 Critical Wave Crest Positions ......................................................................................
5.1.1.1 Dynamic Analysis ..............................................................................................
5.1.1.2 Static Analysis ...................................................................................................
5.1.2 Creating Global Transfer Function Plots .....................................................................
5.1.2.1 Dynamic Analysis ..............................................................................................
5.1.2.2 Static Analysis ...................................................................................................

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6.0 SEASTATE INPUT FILE ...........................................................................................................

6.1 INPUT FILE SETUP ............................................................................................................
6.2 USER DEFINED WAVE INPUT ........................................................................................

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7.0 COMMENTARY ........................................................................................................................

7.1 WAVE GENERATION ........................................................................................................
7.2 AIRY WAVE THEORY .......................................................................................................
7.3 STOKES WAVE THEORY ................................................................................................
7.4 STREAM FUNCTION THEORY ........................................................................................
7.5 CNOIDAL AND SOLITARY WAVE THEORIES .............................................................
7.6 MEMBER FORCES FROM WAVES AND CURRENT ....................................................
7.7 BUOYANCY ........................................................................................................................
7.8 FORCES DUE TO MUD FLOW .........................................................................................
7.9 API RP2A-WSD 20TH EDITION WAVE DETERMINATION .........................................
7.9.1 Apparent Wave Period ................................................................................................
7.9.2 Current Blockage .........................................................................................................
7.9.3 Current Profile Stretching or Compressing .................................................................
7.9.4 Coefficient of Drag and Mass ......................................................................................

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8.0 SAMPLE PROBLEMS ...............................................................................................................

8.1 SAMPLE PROBLEM 1 ........................................................................................................
8.2 SAMPLE PROBLEM 2 ........................................................................................................
8.3 SAMPLE PROBLEM 3 ........................................................................................................
8.4 SAMPLE PROBLEM 4 ........................................................................................................

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