Proceedings of the ... International Conference on Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering, Volume 11, Part 2American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 1992 - Arctic regions |
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... tendon system experiences oscil- latory tensile stresses and therefore is vulnerable to fatigue and fracture . Because design factors have significant uncertainty , a reliability analysis to quantify structural performance is appropri ...
... tendon system experiences oscil- latory tensile stresses and therefore is vulnerable to fatigue and fracture . Because design factors have significant uncertainty , a reliability analysis to quantify structural performance is appropri ...
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... tendon is composed of 40 tendon elements that are connected in series . For the purpose of a reliability analysis , the tendons in each leg can be modeled as a system of parallel tendons , each with 40 tendon elements in series . The ...
... tendon is composed of 40 tendon elements that are connected in series . For the purpose of a reliability analysis , the tendons in each leg can be modeled as a system of parallel tendons , each with 40 tendon elements in series . The ...
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... tendon leg may be described as follows : Define : G1 = E1 , U E2 , U ... UE40 where Ej represents the failure of the ith element of the jth tendon . The performance function for the event Eij described as E1 = ( ru - bi≤ 0 ) can be ...
... tendon leg may be described as follows : Define : G1 = E1 , U E2 , U ... UE40 where Ej represents the failure of the ith element of the jth tendon . The performance function for the event Eij described as E1 = ( ru - bi≤ 0 ) can be ...
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Stochastic Storm Profiles for Strain Accumulation in Clay | 1 |
OFFSHORE MECHANICS AND ARCTIC ENGINEERING | 6 |
Probabilistic Analysis of Local Ice Pressures | 7 |
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applied approach approximation Arctic assessment assumed blast calculated coefficient coefficient of variation component computed considered correlation cost crack growth damage defined density deterministic developed distribution drilling effect element Engineering environmental equation error estimated evaluation event extreme factors failure mode failure probability fatigue crack Figure forces fracture mechanics frequency given global hindcast initial inspection joint limit state function linear load Lognormal maximum mean value measurements method normal distribution obtained Offshore Structures operations optimal panel parameters pipeline Piper Alpha plastic platform predicted pressure probabilistic probability density function probability distribution probability of failure procedure random variables reliability analysis reliability index repair response risk S-N curve sample ship simulation spectral spectral density standard deviation statistical steel stochastic storm STRELAS strength stress range structural reliability structural system system reliability Table tendon uncertainty vector Weibull distribution weld