Response of a tension leg platform to stochastic wave forces

Probabilistic Engineering Mechanics

Volumn 14, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 3-17

  Adrezin, Ron ^a   Benaroya, Haym ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HARTFORD   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Linear wave theory; Random wave loading; Tension Leg Platform

Indexed keywords

EQUATIONS OF MOTION; STIFFNESS; TENDONS;

LINEAR WAVE THEORY; TENSION LEG PLATFORMS;

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING;

EID: 0032735599     PISSN: 02668920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0266-8920(98)00012-5     Document Type: Article

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