The marine growth thickness on the structure is specified as a function of depth. By default a wave load is specified to have no marine growth.
Marine Growth Name edit box. Use the default or specify a new name in this edit box.
Number of Elevations edit box. Input the number of vertical elevations at which the marine growth data is specified.
Marine Growth Data spreadsheet. After a value has been entered in the Number of Elevations edit box and the Enter key on your keyboard has been depressed or another text box on the form has been clicked, the number of rows in the Marine Growth Data spreadsheet will change to match the specified Number of Elevations.
Input the vertical elevation (measured from the datum) and marine growth thickness at each data point in descending vertical elevation order. If necessary, click the Order Rows button to reorder them in the correct manner. Note that the program will automatically reorder the data when you click the OK button to close the form.
The marine growth value used at a particular vertical elevation is linearly interpolated from the specified data. For a typical pipe member, two times the marine growth thickness is added to the diameter of the pipe when calculating the force exerted on the pipe by the wave.
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Access the Marine Growth Data form as follows:
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