Hydrodynamic coefficients for calculation of hydrodynamic loads on offshore truss structures

Marine Structures

Volumn 9, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 745-758

  Gudmestad, Ove T ^a   Geir, Moe ^b  

^a STATOIL   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

API recommended practice; Hydrodynamic coefficients; Offshore truss structures; Wave forces

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; CODES (STANDARDS); DYNAMIC LOADS; HYDRODYNAMICS; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; TRUSSES; WATER WAVES;

HYDRODYNAMIC COEFFICIENTS; HYDRODYNAMIC LOADS; OFFSHORE TRUSS STRUCTURES; RECOMMENDATIONS;

OFFSHORE STRUCTURES;

HYDRODYNAMIC FORCES; OFFSHORE PLATFORMS; TRUSS STRUCTURES;

EID: 0030222402     PISSN: 09518339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0951-8339(95)00023-2     Document Type: Article

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