ULSLEA: A limit equilibrium procedure to determine the ultimate limit state loading capacities of template-type platforms

Journal of Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering

Volumn 118, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 267-275

  Bea, R G ^a   Mortazavi, M M ^a  

^a 109 McLaughlin Hall   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED ANALYSIS; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; LOADING; OPTIMIZATION; PERFORMANCE;

TEMPLATE PLATFORMS;

OFFSHORE STRUCTURES;

COMPUTER PROGRAMS; LOAD CAPACITY; OFFSHORE PLATFORMS-FIXED;

EID: 0007968228     PISSN: 08927219     EISSN: 1528896X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2833915     Document Type: Article

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