Topics: Control equipment , Dynamic positioning systems , Manufacturing systems , Floating bodies , Seas , Fuzzy control , Mooring , Waves , Wind , Composite materials

Wave Diffraction Around Three-Dimensional Bodies in a Current

K. F. Cheung, M. Isaacson, J. W. Lee

J. Offshore Mech. Arct. Eng. November 1996, 118(4): 247–252. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2833912

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Topics: Diffraction , Waves , Boundary-value problems , Water , Wave forces , Wave propagation , Circular cylinders , Integral equations

Flow-Induced Vibration of Tubes in Cross-Flow

S. S. Chen, Y. Cai, S. Zhu

J. Offshore Mech. Arct. Eng. November 1996, 118(4): 253–258. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2833913

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Topics: Cross-flow , Flow-induced vibrations , Fluids , Unsteady flow

Second-Order Vertical Diffraction Forces on Truncated Cylinders

D. C. Weggel, J. M. Roesset, M.-H. Kim

J. Offshore Mech. Arct. Eng. November 1996, 118(4): 259–266. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2833914

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Topics: Cylinders , Diffraction , Wave frequency , Computation , Potential theory (Physics) , Radiation (Physics) , Surface roughness , Water , Waves

ULSLEA: A Limit Equilibrium Procedure to Determine the Ultimate Limit State Loading Capacities of Template-Type Platforms

R. G. Bea, M. M. Mortazavi

J. Offshore Mech. Arct. Eng. November 1996, 118(4): 267–275. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2833915

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Topics: Equilibrium (Physics) , Computer software , Errors , Offshore platforms , Storms , Wind waves

Peak Response Statistics of Vertical Cylinders in Two-Dimensional Irregular Waves

N. Haritos

J. Offshore Mech. Arct. Eng. November 1996, 118(4): 276–283. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2833916

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Topics: Cylinders , Statistics , Waves , Drag (Fluid dynamics) , Excitation , Hydrodynamic excitation , Mode shapes , Offshore structures , Storms , Surface-piercing cylinders

Statistical Uncertainty in Long-Term Distributions of Significant Wave Height

C. Guedes Soares, A. C. Henriques

J. Offshore Mech. Arct. Eng. November 1996, 118(4): 284–291. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2833917

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Topics: Significant wave heights , Uncertainty , Fittings , Statistical distributions , Method of moments , Seas , Weibull distribution

Crack Arrest Toughness of a Heat-Affected Zone Containing Local Brittle Zones

L. Malik, L. N. Pussegoda, B. A. Graville, W. R. Tyson

J. Offshore Mech. Arct. Eng. November 1996, 118(4): 292–299. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2833918

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Topics: Brittleness , Fracture (Materials) , Fracture toughness , Heat , Base metals , American Petroleum Institute , ASTM International , Brittle fracture , Crack propagation , Failure

Reliability of Welded Structures Containing Fatigue Cracks

D. Lanning, M.-H. H. Shen

J. Offshore Mech. Arct. Eng. November 1996, 118(4): 300–306. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2833920

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Topics: Fatigue cracks , Reliability , Flat plates , Stress , Crack propagation , Failure , Fatigue , Fracture (Materials) , Fracture toughness , Magnification