Iceberg-structure interaction probabilities for design

Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 231-241

  Fuglem, Mark ^a   Jordaan, Ian ^a   Crocker, Greg ^a  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

Design; Encounter; Grand Banks; Iceberg; Oil; Probability; Production; Risk; Structure; Tanker

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; PROBABILITY; RISKS; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; STRUCTURES (BUILT OBJECTS); TANKERS (SHIPS);

CARGO VESSELS; FLOATING PRODUCTION VESSELS; GRAND BANKS; ICEBERG;

ICE;

ICE/STRUCTURE INTERACTION; ICEBERG; RISK ANALYSIS;

EID: 0029667335     PISSN: 03151468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/l96-024     Document Type: Article

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