... the analysis of wave tank experiments with spar platforms in which it is not possible to conduct tests involving long spans of data and making extrapolation assumptions can pose a question on the validity of the analysis. Jordan , D. A. , Weggel , D. C. , Miksad , R. W. , and Roesset...

...P. Agarwal; L. Manuel In the design of wind turbines—onshore or offshore—the prediction of extreme loads associated with a target return period requires statistical extrapolation from available loads data. The data required for such extrapolation are obtained by stochastic time-domain simulation...

... acting on the structure becomes highly nonlinear. In addition to the drag forces, the so called inundation effect due to the wave elevation, corrected to include second order waves, is also taken into account. In the present paper, the Monte Carlo method along with a special extrapolation technique...

...Puneet Agarwal; Lance Manuel In the design of land-based or offshore wind turbines for ultimate limit states, long-term loads associated with return periods on the order of the service life ( 20 years , usually) must be estimated. This requires statistical extrapolation from turbine load data...