Analytical predictions of the air gap response of floating structures

Journal of Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering

Volumn 123, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 112-117

  Manuel, L ^a   Sweetman, B ^a   Winterstein, S R ^a  

^a The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLUMNS (STRUCTURAL); SEMISUBMERSIBLES; STATISTICAL METHODS; WATER WAVE EFFECTS;

FLOATING STRUCTURES;

OCEAN STRUCTURES;

AIR; FLOATING STRUCTURE; SEMISUBMERSIBLE;

AIR; FLOATING STRUCTURE; GAP DYNAMICS; SEMISUBMERSIBLE PLATFORM;

EID: 0035423130     PISSN: 08927219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.1372195     Document Type: Article

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