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Offshore bottom-fixed structures, such as jackets, are typically designed with a natural period of 3 seconds or less. This means that there is limited dynamic excitation from wave loads at design sea-states. The benefit of this is reduced uncertainties from the dynamic effects in the design phase. However, some jacket structures in deep water or soft soil-conditions may have natural periods exceeding...