On assessing the accuracy of offshore wind turbine reliability-based design loads from the environmental contour method

Proceedings of the International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 128-134

  Saranyasoontorn, Korn ^a   Manuel, Lance ^a  

^a The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental contour method; Offshore; Reliability; Wind turbine

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GRAVITATION; OFFSHORE STRUCTURES; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; RANDOM PROCESSES; RELIABILITY; WIND EFFECTS;

ENVIRONMENTAL CONTOUR METHOD; OFFSHORE WIND TURBINES; SHEAR FORCE; WIND SPEED;

WIND TURBINES;

EID: 3242704364     PISSN: 10986189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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