Structural assessment of existing platforms

Proceedings of the Annual Offshore Technology Conference

Volumn 1994-May, Issue , 1994, Pages 141-153

  Kallaby, Joseph ^a   Lee, Griff ^b   Crawford, Carter ^c   Light, Larry ^d   Dolan, Dan ^e   Chen, J H ^f  

^a Offshore Structures Inc ^*  (United States)

^b McDermott International Inc   (United States)

^c SPE   (United States)

^d Hudson Engineering Corp   (United States)

^e PMB Engineering Inc ^*  (United States)

^f CHEVRON ENERGY TECHNOLOGY COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRILLING PLATFORMS; OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION;

OFFSHORE PLATFORM STRUCTURE; STRUCTURAL ASSESSMENTS; ULTIMATE STRENGTH;

PILES;

EID: 84897006502     PISSN: 01603663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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