Nonlinear dynamic response of tension leg platform

Proceedings of the International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 94-100

  Zeng, Xiaohui ^a   Liu, Yang ^a   Shen, Xiaopeng ^a,b   Wu, Yingxiang ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MECHANICS   (China)

^b CNOOC RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (China)

Author keywords

Behavior; Finite displacement; Geometric nonlinearity; Nonlinear dynamic response; Numerical simulation; Tension leg platform (TLP); Wave loads

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NONLINEAR ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; OCEANOGRAPHY;

FINITE DISPLACEMENT; NONLINEAR DYNAMIC RESPONSE; OIL EXPLOITATION; TENSION LEG PLATFORM (TLP);

OFFSHORE STRUCTURES;

EID: 36448948840     PISSN: 10986189     EISSN: 15551792     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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