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Volume 119, Issue 1

February 1997

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ISSN 0892-7219

EISSN 1528-896X

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Research Papers
Technical Briefs

Research Papers

Capacities of Template-Type Platforms in the Gulf of Mexico During Hurricane Andrew

R. G. Bea, K. J. Loch, P. L. Young

J. Offshore Mech. Arct. Eng. February 1997, 119(1): 1–7. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2829039

Abstract

View articletitled, Capacities of Template-Type Platforms in the Gulf of Mexico During Hurricane Andrew

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Topics: Gulf of Mexico , Performance characterization , Storms , Pilings (Building)

On the Wind and Current Forces Acting on a Very Large Floating Structure

S. Ohmatsu, R. Takai, H. Sato

J. Offshore Mech. Arct. Eng. February 1997, 119(1): 8–13. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2829049

Abstract

View articletitled, On the Wind and Current Forces Acting on a Very Large Floating Structure

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Topics: Floating structures , Wind , Drag (Fluid dynamics) , Fluids , Model basin , Wind tunnels

Sum-Frequency Diffraction Loads on Tension-Leg Platforms in Bidirectional Waves

J. H. Vazquez, A. N. Williams

J. Offshore Mech. Arct. Eng. February 1997, 119(1): 14–19. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2829038

Abstract

View articletitled, Sum-Frequency Diffraction Loads on Tension-Leg Platforms in Bidirectional Waves

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Topics: Diffraction , Stress , Tension-leg platforms , Waves , Boundary element methods , Radiation (Physics) , Water

A Two-Way Nesting Procedure for the WAM Model: Application to the Spanish Coast

M. Gomez Lahoz, J. C. Carretero Albiach

J. Offshore Mech. Arct. Eng. February 1997, 119(1): 20–24. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2829040

Abstract

View articletitled, A Two-Way Nesting Procedure for the WAM Model: Application to the Spanish Coast

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Topics: Resolution (Optics) , Shorelines , Waves

Directional Wave Navigation Radar Measurements Compared With Pitch-Roll Buoy Data

M. Alfonso A.-Muñoyerro, J. C. Nieto Borge

J. Offshore Mech. Arct. Eng. February 1997, 119(1): 25–29. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2829041

Abstract

View articletitled, Directional Wave Navigation Radar Measurements Compared With Pitch-Roll Buoy Data

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Topics: Buoys , Navigation , Radar , Waves , Seas , Elevations (Drawings) , Ships , Time series

Polynomial Approximation of Morison Wave Loading

V. Bouyssy, R. Rackwitz

J. Offshore Mech. Arct. Eng. February 1997, 119(1): 30–36. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2829042

Abstract

View articletitled, Polynomial Approximation of Morison Wave Loading

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Topics: Polynomial approximation , Waves , Drag (Fluid dynamics) , Approximation , Stress , Equations of motion , Excitation , Modeling , Morison equation , Offshore structures

On Irregular, Nonlinear Waves in a Spread Sea

P. Jonathan, P. H. Taylor

J. Offshore Mech. Arct. Eng. February 1997, 119(1): 37–41. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2829043

Abstract

View articletitled, On Irregular, Nonlinear Waves in a Spread Sea

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Topics: Nonlinear waves , Seas , Waves , Oceans , Shapes , Design , Ocean engineering , Offshore structures , Shells , Simulation

Hydrodynamic Loads on a Conical Slender Cylinder

A. R. Galper, T. Miloh

J. Offshore Mech. Arct. Eng. February 1997, 119(1): 42–45. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2829044

Abstract

View articletitled, Hydrodynamic Loads on a Conical Slender Cylinder

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Topics: Cylinders , Stress , Flow (Dynamics) , Offshore structures , Waves

Human and Organization Errors in Reliability of Offshore Structures

R. G. Bea

J. Offshore Mech. Arct. Eng. February 1997, 119(1): 46–52. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2829045

Abstract

View articletitled, Human and Organization Errors in Reliability of Offshore Structures

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Topics: Errors , Offshore structures , Reliability , Quality control , Computer software , Cycles , Design , Hardware , Probability , Risk analysis

Fatigue Reliability of TLP Tether Systems

G. O. Hovde, T. Moan

J. Offshore Mech. Arct. Eng. February 1997, 119(1): 53–60. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2829046

Abstract

View articletitled, Fatigue Reliability of TLP Tether Systems

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Topics: Fatigue , Reliability , Tension-leg platforms , Fracture (Materials) , Failure mechanisms , Fatigue strength , Ocean engineering , Stress , Structural failures , Uncertainty