Frequency domain analysis of a tension leg platform with statistical linearization of the tendon restoring forces

Marine Structures

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 480-503

  Low, Y M ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Frequency domain analysis; Setdown; Statistical linearization; Tension leg platform

Indexed keywords

ACCURATE PREDICTION; DIFFERENT MODES; DRAG FORCES; FREQUENCY DOMAIN APPROACHES; IRREGULAR WAVES; LINEARIZATION TECHNIQUE; NON-LINEARITY; NONLINEAR COUPLING; PLATFORM MOTION; RESTORING FORCES; SETDOWN; STATISTICAL LINEARIZATION; SURGE MOTIONS; TANGENT STIFFNESS MATRIX; TENSION LEG PLATFORM; TENSION LEG PLATFORMS; TIME-DOMAIN SIMULATIONS;

DRAG; LINEARIZATION; STIFFNESS; STIFFNESS MATRIX;

FREQUENCY DOMAIN ANALYSIS;

BENCHMARKING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DYNAMIC ANALYSIS; DYNAMIC RESPONSE; MATRIX; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STIFFNESS; TENSION LEG PLATFORM;

EID: 67649644451     PISSN: 09518339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marstruc.2009.01.002     Document Type: Article

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