The New API RP 2A, 22nd Edition Tubular Joint Design Practice

Proceedings of the Annual Offshore Technology Conference

Volumn 2005-May, Issue , 2005, Pages 540-549

  Karsan, D I ^a   Marshall, P W ^b   Pecknold, D A ^c   Mohr, W C ^d   Bucknell, J ^e  

^a AMEC FOSTER WHEELER   (United States)

^b MHP Systems Engineering   (United States)

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

^d EWI   (United States)

^e MSL Services Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED ANALYTICS; DESIGN; OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION; OFFSHORE STRUCTURES; OFFSHORE TECHNOLOGY; WELDING; WELDS;

ANALYTICAL RESULTS; CONCENTRATION EQUATIONS; CORRECTION FACTORS; FATIGUE DESIGN CURVES; GEOMETRY EFFECTS; NON-LINEAR FINITE ELEMENT MODEL; OFF SHORE PLATFORMS; UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS;

FATIGUE OF MATERIALS;

EID: 85056122020     PISSN: 01603663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.4043/17236-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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