Numerical Simulation of Dynamic Response of Submerged Floating Tunnel under Regular Wave Conditions

Table 2

Basic parameters of the numerical example.

Parameter	Symbol	Values
The tube diameter (m)	D	23
The tube length (m)	L	98
The mooring cable length (m)	L	33.1
Height of pile caps (m)	H	5.5
Water depth (m)	D	65–80–95
Buoyancy-to-weight ratio	BWR	2.2–2.6–3.0
Wave period (s)	T	6.5–8.0–10.0–13.0
Wave steepness	s	0.013–0.027–0.040–0.053
Water density (kg/m^3)	ρ	1000
Drag force coefficient	CD	1.2
Inertia coefficient	CM	2.0
Added mass coefficient	Cm	1.0
Gravitational acceleration (m/s^2)		9.8