Fatigue design and performance verification of deepwater risers

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

Volumn 3, Issue , 2003, Pages 351-366

  Buitrago, Jaime ^a   Weir, Michael S ^a   Kan, Wan C ^a  

^a EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRACK-GROWTH RATE (CGR); DEEPWATER RISERS; STRESS CONCENTRATION FACTOR (SCF);

CRACK PROPAGATION; CRACKS; FATIGUE TESTING; FRACTURE; INSPECTION; LEAKAGE (FLUID); PRESSURE EFFECTS; STRESS CONCENTRATION; WELDS;

MARINE RISERS;

EID: 0345170807     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/OMAE2003-37492     Document Type: Conference Paper

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