简介:Thisarticlepresentsaspectralanalysisofwaveupliftloadsonahorizontaldeck.Thewaveupliftforcespectrumontheundersideofthedeckisobtained.Itisshownthatthewaveupliftforcespectraldensitydecreaseswiththeincreaseoftherelativeclearance1/3Δh/H.Theinfluencesofdifferentincidentwaveparameters,includingtherelativewaveheight1/3H/d,therelativedeckwidth/sBLandtherelativeclearance1/3Δh/Honthedimensionlesszerothspectralmomentoftheupliftforcesarediscussed.Itisfoundthatthezerothspectralmomentoftheupliftforcesincreaseswiththeincreaseoftherelativewaveheight1/3H/d,anddecreaseswiththeincreaseoftherelativeclearance1/3Δh/H.Anewdimensionlesspredictionmodelforthezerothspectralmomentofwaveupliftloadsonthedeckisproposedandtherelationshipbetweenthewaveupliftforcesandthezerothspectralmomentoftheupliftforceareobtained.