This invention provides a method for predicting linear wave loads in ship structural design, relating to the field of ship
engineering structural
design technology. Based on optimized Latin
hypercube sampling and three-dimensional potential flow calculation, this invention constructs a dataset of
hydrodynamic pressure fields and load components under
regular wave conditions. It extracts the
basis function system and establishes a linear mapping relationship between the combination coefficients and the loads. For irregular wave sea states, it interpolates to determine the
state transition matrix and control matrix. Combined with the main
wave disturbance force, it performs a time-series
recursion of the combination coefficients, triggering local transient calculations at preset intervals, and performing sparse
verification corrections on the recursive state. Finally, it outputs the load history in real time through the mapping relationship and statistically analyzes the extreme values to generate a wave load design parameter table. This method replaces full-order solutions with low-dimensional
recursion, triggering a small number of full-order verifications at preset intervals. While maintaining prediction accuracy comparable to full-order solutions, it significantly reduces computation time, providing efficient and reliable load input for ship structural design.