Proceedings of the ... International Conference on Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering, Volume 18, Part 1American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 1999 - Arctic regions |
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... connector forces , considering all connectors , are shown in Fig . 5. For kdeck , connector damping reduces the horizontal connector forces by approximately 15 % , which could be significant for design . The horizontal connector forces ...
... connector forces , considering all connectors , are shown in Fig . 5. For kdeck , connector damping reduces the horizontal connector forces by approximately 15 % , which could be significant for design . The horizontal connector forces ...
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... connector forces are substantially larger than the transverse and vertical connector forces . The extreme longitudi- nal forces are due to either horizontal bending ( kdeck ) or vertical bending ( k4 ) . Note that a previous study ...
... connector forces are substantially larger than the transverse and vertical connector forces . The extreme longitudi- nal forces are due to either horizontal bending ( kdeck ) or vertical bending ( k4 ) . Note that a previous study ...
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... connector , McDermott engineers came up with a nonlinear compliant connector concept for the MOB in search of a compromise between connector loads and relative motions between the MOB modules . This concept consists of a rigid ball ...
... connector , McDermott engineers came up with a nonlinear compliant connector concept for the MOB in search of a compromise between connector loads and relative motions between the MOB modules . This concept consists of a rigid ball ...
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HYDRODYNAMIC FORCES | 1 |
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