Research Article

A Bracket-Stiffened Two-Planar Overlapped Tubular KT-Joint for Offshore Jack-Up Fatigue Analysis

Table 3

Parameters for jack-up motion analysis.

ParameterValue

Water depth400 ft/121.92 m
Leg length517 ft/157.58 m
Draft16.04 ft/4.89 m
Displacement32184.9 kips/14598.8 MT
Longitudinal center of gravity (LCG)137.25 ft/41.83 m
Transverse center of gravity (TCG)0.0 ft/0.0 m
Vertical center of gravity (VCG)79.06 ft/24.10 m
Moment of inertia ()4.3915 E + 08 kips.ft2/1.8506 E + 10 kg m2
Moment of inertia ()4.7035 E + 08 kips.ft2/1.9821 E + 10 kg m2
Moment of inertia ()1.8198 E + 08 kips.ft2/7.6687 E + 09 kg m2