On Mon, 14 Jan 2008 15:35:40 +0100, "scott" <sco### [at] laptopcom> wrote:

>
>If you're designing some offshore structure then you need to be able to 
>estimate the loadings from the sea.  How do you do this?  Well you watch the 
>waves for a long time and come up with a statistical model.

Actually "wave counting" was our term for idly leaning on the hand rail looking
at the pretty patterns in the sea:)

>, and use 
>it to design the structure based on some criteria (eg 1% chance of breaking 
>within 10 years).
> 
OMG! I wouldn't want to be on one of your designs :)

Regards
	Stephen

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