Wave loads on inclined cylinders due to random waves

The aim of the present study is to investigate the wave induced pressures and forces exerted on inclined circular cylinders due to the action of random waves. The test cylinder is of 20 cm diameter consisting of different individual segments, in which one of the segment was mounted with pressure transducers around its circumference. The tests were carried out in a wave basin with random waves described by three different standard spectra. The sectional force time history is obtained by integrating the pressure time histories. Both spectral and statistical approaches have been applied to investigate the effect of inclination of the cylinder on the wave forces. The salient results of the present study are reported in this paper.