Nonlinear performance of offshore platforms in extreme storm waves

Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal and Ocean Engineering

Volumn 122, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 68-74

  Bea, R G ^a,b  

^a 109 McLaughlin Hall   (United States)

^b ASCE ^*

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EID: 0003275537     PISSN: 0733950X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-950X(1996)122:2(68)     Document Type: Article

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