Topics: Tension-leg platforms , Vibration , Resonance , Waves , Cables , Damping , Dynamic response , Emission spectroscopy , Energy dissipation , Equations of motion

Wave Loads and Motions of Long Structures in Directional Seas

M. Isaacson, O. U. Nwogu

J. Offshore Mech. Arct. Eng. May 1987, 109(2): 126–132. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.3257000

Abstract

View articletitled, Wave Loads and Motions of Long Structures in Directional Seas

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Topics: Seas , Stress , Waves , Cylinders , Shapes , Theorems (Mathematics) , Transfer functions , Wave packets

Comparison of Analyses for Moored Systems in Random Waves

R. Eatock Taylor, P. Sincock

J. Offshore Mech. Arct. Eng. May 1987, 109(2): 133–141. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.3257001

Abstract

View articletitled, Comparison of Analyses for Moored Systems in Random Waves

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Topics: Mooring , Waves , Linear systems , Spectra (Spectroscopy) , Statistical distributions , Statistics , Transfer functions , Wave drift forces , Wave frequency

Statistical Properties of Directional Sea Measurements

C. T. Stansberg

J. Offshore Mech. Arct. Eng. May 1987, 109(2): 142–147. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.3257002

Abstract

View articletitled, Statistical Properties of Directional Sea Measurements

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Topics: Seas , Electromagnetic scattering , Entropy , Fourier series , Spectra (Spectroscopy) , Statistics

Stability Analysis to Predict Vortex Street Characteristics and Forces on Circular Cylinders

G. Triantafyllou, M. Triantafyllou, C. Chryssostomidis

J. Offshore Mech. Arct. Eng. May 1987, 109(2): 148–154. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.3257003

Abstract

View articletitled, Stability Analysis to Predict Vortex Street Characteristics and Forces on Circular Cylinders

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Topics: Approximation , Circular cylinders , Cylinders , Excitation , Stability , Vortex street , Vortices , Wakes

On the Length of the Transition Zone in Unconfined Buckle Propagation

S. U. Bhat, T. Wierzbicki

J. Offshore Mech. Arct. Eng. May 1987, 109(2): 155–162. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.3257004

Abstract

View articletitled, On the Length of the Transition Zone in Unconfined Buckle Propagation

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Topics: Buckle propagation , Pipes , Pressure , Collapse , Deformation , Generators , Hydrostatic pressure , Thrust , Underwater pipelines

Analyzing Numerical Errors in Domain Heat Transport Models Using the CVBEM

T. V. Hromadka, II

J. Offshore Mech. Arct. Eng. May 1987, 109(2): 163–169. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.3257005

Abstract

View articletitled, Analyzing Numerical Errors in Domain Heat Transport Models Using the CVBEM

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Topics: Errors , Heat , Steady state , Boundary element methods , Boundary-value problems , Error analysis , Finite element analysis , Heat conduction , Latent heat , Modeling

Robust Self-Designing Controllers for Underwater Vehicles

K. R. Goheen, E. R. Jefferys, D. R. Broome

J. Offshore Mech. Arct. Eng. May 1987, 109(2): 170–178. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.3257006

Abstract

View articletitled, Robust Self-Designing Controllers for Underwater Vehicles

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Topics: Control equipment , Design , Underwater vehicles , Dynamics (Mechanics) , Poles (Building) , Remotely operated vehicles , Robust control , Turbulence , Vehicles

An Analysis of Water Shipping Between Two Floating Platforms in the Beam Waves

M.-C. Fang, C. H. Kim

J. Offshore Mech. Arct. Eng. May 1987, 109(2): 179–185. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.3257007

Abstract

View articletitled, An Analysis of Water Shipping Between Two Floating Platforms in the Beam Waves

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Topics: Water , Waves , Diffraction , Elevations (Drawings) , Energy conservation , Floating structures , Hull , Integral equations , Pressure , Radiation (Physics)

The Effect of Tether Damage on Tension Leg Platform Dynamics

M. Booton, N. Joglekar, M. Deb

J. Offshore Mech. Arct. Eng. May 1987, 109(2): 186–192. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.3257008

Abstract

View articletitled, The Effect of Tether Damage on Tension Leg Platform Dynamics

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Topics: Damage , Dynamics (Mechanics) , Tension-leg platforms , Stiffness , Tension , Waves , Fluid-dynamic forces , Algorithms , Computers , Corners (Structural elements)

Arctic Engineering

Determination of Propeller-Ice Milling Loads

T. Kotras, D. Humphreys, A. Baird, G. Morris, G. Morley

J. Offshore Mech. Arct. Eng. May 1987, 109(2): 193–199. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.3257009

Abstract

View articletitled, Determination of Propeller-Ice Milling Loads

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Topics: Ice , Milling , Propellers , Stress , Design , Ships , Blades , Reliability , Thrust , Water

Constitutive Modeling of Sea Ice

V. Chen, E. S. Chen, V. Vivatrat

J. Offshore Mech. Arct. Eng. May 1987, 109(2): 200–205. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.3257010

Abstract

View articletitled, Constitutive Modeling of Sea Ice

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Topics: Computer software , Constitutive equations , Finite element analysis , Ice , Ice-structure interaction , Modeling , Pressure , Sea ice , Stress

Ice Mass Motions Near an Offshore Structure

M. Isaacson

J. Offshore Mech. Arct. Eng. May 1987, 109(2): 206–210. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.3257011

Abstract

View articletitled, Ice Mass Motions Near an Offshore Structure

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Topics: Ice , Offshore structures , Design , Diffraction , Drag (Fluid dynamics) , Equations of motion , Numerical analysis , Shapes , Wave drift forces , Waves