@article{fdi:010078729, title = {{S}tochastic modeling of forces on jacket-type offshore structures colonized by marine growth}, author = {{A}meryoun, {H}. and {S}choefs, {F}. and {B}arill{\'e}, {L}. and {T}homas, {Y}oann}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{T}he present paper deals with the stochastic modeling of bio-colonization for the computation of stochastic hydrodynamic loading on jacket-type offshore structures. {I}t relies on a multidisciplinary study gathering biological and physical research fields that accounts for uncertainties at all the levels. {I}ndeed, bio-colonization of offshore structures is a complex phenomenon with two major but distinct domains: (i) marine biology, whose processes are modeled with biomathematics methods, and (ii) hydrodynamic processes. {T}his paper aims to connect these two domains. {I}t proposes a stochastic model for the marine organism's growth and then continues with transfers for the assessment of drag coefficient and forces probability density functions that account for marine growth evolution. {A} case study relies on the characteristics (growth and shape) of the blue mussel ({M}ytilus edulis) in the northeastern {A}tlantic}, keywords = {{FRANCE} ; {ATLANTIQUE} {NORD}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{J}ournal of {M}arine {S}cience and {E}ngineering}, volume = {7}, numero = {5}, pages = {158 [28 ]}, ISSN = {2077-1312}, year = {2019}, DOI = {10.3390/jmse7050158}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010078729}, }