Design estimates of surface wave interaction with compliant deepwater platforms

Ocean Engineering

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 867-888

  Niedzwecki, J M ^a   Van De Lindt, J W ^a   Gage, J H ^a   Teigen, P S ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STATOIL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Airgap; Compliant platforms; Deck clearance; Model tests; Predictive model; Reliability; Spar platforms; Tension leg platforms; Wave runup

Indexed keywords

FLUID STRUCTURE INTERACTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; SURFACE WAVES; WEIBULL DISTRIBUTION;

COMPLIANT PLATFORMS; TENSION LEG PLATFORMS;

PRODUCTION PLATFORMS;

DECK; MODEL TEST; TENSION LEG PLATFORM; WAVE RUNUP; WAVE-STRUCTURE INTERACTION;

MODEL TEST; SURFACE WAVE; TENSION LEG PLATFORM; WAVE RUNUP; WAVE-STRUCTURE INTERACTION;

EID: 0343674726     PISSN: 00298018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0029-8018(99)00021-9     Document Type: Article

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