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Using the significant wave height and zero up-crossing period from<br />

the wave scatter diagram and selecting a representative sea spectrum<br />

formulation, the energy of each sea state can be reconstructed.<br />

A*6 WAVE EXCEEDANCE CURVE<br />

A wave exceedance curve shows the number (percentage)of waves that<br />

are greater than a given wave height ‘for consistent wave height<br />

intervals. Table A-1 shows the type of data contained on a wave<br />

exceedance curve.<br />

Wave Height (ft)<br />

Cl<br />

5<br />

10<br />

15<br />

20<br />

25<br />

30<br />

35<br />

40<br />

Number of Waves<br />

35,351,396<br />

3,723,300<br />

393,887<br />

41,874<br />

4,471<br />

480<br />

51<br />

5<br />

1<br />

(N)<br />

Table A-1 Wave Exceedance Data for Campos Basin<br />

(Number of Waves from Northeast)<br />

This data can be plotted on semi-log paper and closely approximated<br />

by a straight line plot. Typically, a wave exceedance H-N curve can<br />

be defined with the following equation.<br />

H<br />

= Hm+mz * 109 f!h<br />

where<br />

Hm<br />

is the maximum wave height for the design life,<br />

‘z<br />

is the slope of the H-log N curve, -Hm/log Nh,<br />

MIC:500400CC-A<br />

A-21

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