Abstract:
This thesis presents dynamic responses of marine risers/pipes subjected to harmonic excitation at top-end support. The dynamic model contains
both elastic and bending effects. Based on the virtual work-energy functional of marine risers/pipes, the structural model developed consists of
the strain energy due to axial deformation and bending. Virtual work created by effective tension and inertial and hydrodynamic forces is also
present, as well as the kinetic energy due to both the riser and internal fluid motions. Nonlinear equations of motion due to the effect of a nonlinear
Morison type term coupled in axial and transverse displacements are derived through the Hamiltons principle. To analyze dynamic responses of
the marine riser, the finite element method (for which, the Newmark Average Acceleration method is used for direct numerical integration) is
implemented. Beating and resonant phenomena are observed. The effects of internal flow, top tensions, hydrodynamic forces, and modulus of
elasticity are investigated and found to influence marine riser dynamic behaviors. The internal flow rate and the hydrodynamic drag force
influence the amplitude of displacements to remain in the steady state condition. The top tension and modulus of elasticity play a key role in the
increment of natural frequencies of marine risers.