Reliability analysis of jack-up platforms based on fatigue degradation

Proceedings of the International Conference on Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering - OMAE

Volumn 2, Issue , 2002, Pages 265-273

  Shabakhty, Naser ^a   Van Gelder, Pieter ^b   Boonstra, Hotze ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

JACK-UP PLATFORMS;

CRACK PROPAGATION; DRILLING; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; LOADING; OFFSHORE PETROLEUM PROSPECTING; RELIABILITY;

PRODUCTION PLATFORMS;

EID: 0036440507     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/OMAE2002-28360     Document Type: Conference Paper

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