| Abstract: | A linearization method is proposed for the vectorial Morrison equation which enables the force spectrum on an inclined cylinder to be calculated in a relatively simple manner from the wave spectrum in the presence of a current. To test the method some random wave tests were carried out in a laboratory flume with forces measured on a cylinder over a range of inclinations, currents and angle of inclination to the current direction. Comparisons show the measured force spectra to be sufficiently close to the calculated ones for the method to be applicable to engineering practice. |
