Proceedings of the ... International Conference on Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering, Volume 13, Parts 1-2American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 1994 - Arctic regions |
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... variables common for welds in the same leg and variables common for welds in different legs . Let the initiation period , To , and the variable Z defined by Eq . ( 15 ) be fixed , such that the time to fatigue failure of joint j in leg ...
... variables common for welds in the same leg and variables common for welds in different legs . Let the initiation period , To , and the variable Z defined by Eq . ( 15 ) be fixed , such that the time to fatigue failure of joint j in leg ...
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... variable which reflects the occurrence / non - occurrence of kick . The variables Z4 , Z5 , and Z6 affect only the brittle LS model . The characteristic ( design ) values of these variables which are used in the DCE are : ( 1 ) maximum ...
... variable which reflects the occurrence / non - occurrence of kick . The variables Z4 , Z5 , and Z6 affect only the brittle LS model . The characteristic ( design ) values of these variables which are used in the DCE are : ( 1 ) maximum ...
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... variables . This com- putation was also carried out with FORM , using an auxiliary random variable to handle the intermedi- ate probability of failure , as suggested by Wen and Chen ( 1987 ) . In the case of the GoM TLP , the joint ...
... variables . This com- putation was also carried out with FORM , using an auxiliary random variable to handle the intermedi- ate probability of failure , as suggested by Wen and Chen ( 1987 ) . In the case of the GoM TLP , the joint ...
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OCEAN WAVES AND ENERGY | 1 |
Load Control Method and Its Realization on an OWC Wave Power Converter | 19 |
Nonlinearity in CrestTrough Statistics of Bretschneider Seas | 27 |
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added mass amplitude analysis applied ASME assessment axial boundary buoy calculated compliant tower components correlation crack growth curve cylinder damping deck displacement distribution domain drag drag coefficient dynamic effects Engineering equation estimated experimental factor fatigue flow fluid fracture mechanics free surface frequency hindcast horizontal hydrodynamic increase inspection installation interaction jack-up joints lift coefficient lift force linear load matrix maximum measured method modes module mooring line motion nonlinear obtained offshore structures OMAE operation oscillating cylinder parameters peak period phase piles pipe potential predicted pressure probability of failure procedure random random variables ratio reliability response Reynolds number riser risk safety seastate second-order shown in Figure significant wave height simulation spectral spectrum statistical stiffness stress Strouhal tether transfer function tubular variables vector velocity velocity potential vertical vortex shedding water depth wave force Weibull distribution weld wind