Reliability of TLP tethers under extreme tensions

Structural Engineering and Mechanics

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 317-326

  Siddiqui, N A ^a   Ahmad, Suhail ^b  

^a ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Offshore; Structural reliability; Tethers; TLP; Ultimate limit state

Indexed keywords

BUOYANCY; FAILURE ANALYSIS; MOORING; NUMERICAL METHODS; OFFSHORE STRUCTURES; PROBABILITY; RELIABILITY; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; TENSILE STRESS;

TENSION FAILURE; TENSION LEG PLATFORM; TETHERS;

PRODUCTION PLATFORMS;

EID: 0041695662     PISSN: 12254568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12989/sem.2003.16.3.317     Document Type: Article

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