Proceedings of the ... International Conference on Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering, Volumes 1-2American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 1991 - Arctic regions |
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... tension leg platforms have conventionally been designed to have high pre - tension so as not to go slack in extreme sea conditions . The high tether pre - tension is found to be a significant restriction to the payload increase over ...
... tension leg platforms have conventionally been designed to have high pre - tension so as not to go slack in extreme sea conditions . The high tether pre - tension is found to be a significant restriction to the payload increase over ...
Page 508
... tension ( tension above yield ) is much greater than that due to minimum tension ( tension loss ) when wave impact loads are included . This result suggests the possibility of tether tension reductions . Brekke and Gardner [ 1 ] ...
... tension ( tension above yield ) is much greater than that due to minimum tension ( tension loss ) when wave impact loads are included . This result suggests the possibility of tether tension reductions . Brekke and Gardner [ 1 ] ...
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... TENSION CALCULATION The procedures summarized in this section were used to calculate the line tensions for both the mooring design and the reliability analysis . Tension in the line is induced by a combination of static loads and vessel ...
... TENSION CALCULATION The procedures summarized in this section were used to calculate the line tensions for both the mooring design and the reliability analysis . Tension in the line is induced by a combination of static loads and vessel ...
Contents
VORTEX SHEDDING AND VIBRATION | 187 |
OCEAN WAVES AND CURRENT | 209 |
COMPUTATIONAL METHODS | 247 |
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