ABSTRACT
In order to evaluate the wave loads on large ocean structures we consider the hydrodynamic loads (forces and moments) acting on a slender cylinder with an arbitrary cross-section. The cylinder is embedded in a non-uniform ambient potential flow field of a perfect fluid. Second-order analytic expressions for the cross-sectional loading exerted on such a slender cylinder are presented, by incorporating a finite core correction to the leading “hydrodynamic line” approximation. There appear some newly found non-local terms.
