Effect of loading frequency on fatigue performance of risers in sour environment

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

Volumn 2, Issue , 2004, Pages 1059-1064

  Buitrago, Jaime ^a   Weir, Michael S ^a   Kan, Wan C ^a   Hudak Jr , Stephen J ^b   McMaster, Fraser ^b  

^a EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY   (United States)

^b SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONDUCTING TESTS; FATIGUE PERFORMANCE; LOADING FREQUENCY; SOUR ENVIRONMENT;

CRACKS; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; FRACTURE; LOADING; STRESS ANALYSIS; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

MARINE RISERS;

EID: 11244292319     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/OMAE2004-51641     Document Type: Conference Paper

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