WAVE-CURRENT INTERACTION ON OFFSHORE SPAR PLATFROMS IN MALAYSIA WATER

It is well known that in offshore region, wave and current coexist simultaneously that
make them being the most important processes controlling the hydrodynamic
behavior. The presence of current in the water body gives a significant effect to the
response of the offshore structure. Many studies had been done in order to determine
the behavior of the wave with the presence of the current. The studies have shown
that the wave-current interaction changes the wave behavior and characteristics such
as the wave length, wave forces, and slow drift motions. These changes give a
significant effect to the response ofthe structure.