Research Article

Numerical Simulation of Fluctuating Wind Effects on an Offshore Deck Structure

Table 3

The comparison of the computing time and accuracy at 36 and 108 spatial points using the MS, WAWS, and AR methods.

Number of nodesMethodErrorComputing time (s)

36WAWS in MS2.34%256
AR in MS6.24%75
MS4.79%331
WAWS4.24%27465
AR22.96%75

108WAWS in MS2.07%6766
AR in MS9.40%489
MS4.85%7255
WAWS4.24%647836
AR32.85%489