New API RP2A tubular joint strength design provisions

Proceedings of the Annual Offshore Technology Conference

Volumn 2005-May, Issue , 2005, Pages 896-910

  Pecknold, D ^a   Marshall, P ^b   Bucknell, J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b MHP Systems Engineering   (United States)

^c MSL Services Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORECASTING; JOINTS (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); NONLINEAR EQUATIONS; OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION; SAFETY FACTOR;

CIRCULAR HOLLOW SECTION; IN-PLANE BENDING; LOAD FACTORS; NON-LINEAR FINITE ELEMENTS; OUT-OF-PLANE BENDING; PREDICTION EQUATIONS; STATIC STRENGTH; TUBULAR JOINTS;

OFFSHORE TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 84946940615     PISSN: 01603663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.4043/17310-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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