Theory and application of the Slepian method /
In ocean science and engineering, the need to conceive, design and analyze measurement systems and offshore platforms, in the most general sense, that must be able to survive the forces of nature to accomplish their mission is a point of commonality. The problem requires the analysis and interpretat...
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| Format: | Thesis Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: | In ocean science and engineering, the need to conceive, design and analyze measurement systems and offshore platforms, in the most general sense, that must be able to survive the forces of nature to accomplish their mission is a point of commonality. The problem requires the analysis and interpretation of stochastic processes with particular interest on the behavior of the processes after crossing a threshold or the behavior after an extreme event. The Slepian methodology has been evolving in the technical literature models both of these situations and for some special cases provides analytical expressions that relate the covariance and probability distribution functions. In this dissertation, a comprehensive derivation of the methodology and new interpretations are presented. Regressive forms are viewed as subsets of the two major model types. The illustrative examples are original and target specific aspects of the methodology. The emphasis in this study was directed at the analysis of discrete time series data that are representative of physical model experiments and field experiments, where the records are of finite length and details of the measurements have already been specified and are set. A numerical simulation is first used to validate the modeling procedures and to understand subtleties of the methodology and its relation to more standard statistical characterizations of the data. Finally, data selected from model basin test programs that allow the investigation of ocean waves and wave interaction for large body and slender body hydrodynamics problems are studied. |
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| Item Description: | Vita. "Major Subject: Civil Engineering". |
| Physical Description: | xiii, 129 leaves : illustrations ; 28 cm. Issued also on microfiche from University Microfilm Inc. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (leaves 123-128). |