... discs (structures) external flows flow measurement flow simulation hydraulic turbines marine systems numerical analysis rotors viscosity wakes wind turbines boundary layer eddy-viscosity turbine wake Energy extraction from marine currents is poised to make the jump from...

.... 22 02 2009 31 10 2009 03 11 2010 03 11 2010 damping force control harmonic oscillators Kalman filters machinery marine systems motion control ocean waves optimal control predictive control wave equations reactive control amplitude constraints wave prediction...

... elasticity flexible structures marine systems time-domain analysis Hybrid frequency-time-domain models of marine structures are usually based on the Cummins equation. This type of mathematical model is an integro-differential equation that involves convolution terms. The kernels of the convolution...

... to the reliability index. An application to risk based inspection planning for extension of the service life of a platform is given. failure analysis fatigue inspection loading marine systems Monte Carlo methods offshore installations reliability remaining life assessment steel structural...

... they are absent. We find some corals too. The latest information obtained in region “A,” for structures implanted for 12 years, shows that the main fouling organisms present are barnacles, corals, algae, and some hydroids and bryozoans. 19 01 2006 30 03 2006 marine systems offshore...

... classification rules are relatively modern goal setting requirements, e.g., structural strength. However this approach is currently not applied in relation to the specific flooding hazards associated with the marine systems and risk analysis is considered inadequate, i.e., insufficient and∕or unsuitable...

... perturbation theory offshore installations marine systems structural engineering riser dynamics eigenvalue eigenmodes WKB asymptotic methods soil interaction TDP VIV Dynamics of risers still demands research efforts. An extensive, though not so recent, review on modeling and analysis...

... . Heave motion amplitude versus T s , varying T 0 , with B = Ca ( ω 0 ) (uncontrolled device) 15 03 2005 30 07 2005 wave power generation renewable energy sources hydroelectric power water waves underwater equipment marine systems...

... offshore installations marine systems structural engineering ocean waves floating breakwater transmission coefficients mooring forces floating body dynamics Economic development along the coastal belt created an ever growing demand for effective utilization of coastal resources...

.... Report No. 28. 26 09 2004 24 03 2005 nonlinear systems nonlinear dynamical systems marine systems structural engineering damping sensitivity analysis identification In Part 1 ( 1 ) of this two-part study, the nonlinear system identification methodology developed...

... . “ The estimation of wave height and wind speed persistence statistics from cumulative probability distributions. ” Coastal Eng. , 9 , 563 – 590 . Mathiesen , M. , 1994 . “ Estimation of wave height duration statistics. ” Coastal Eng. , 23 , 167 – 181 . ocean waves wind marine systems...

... MECHANICS AND ARCTIC ENGINEERING . Manuscript received September 2001; final revision, October 2002. Associate Editor: R. Riggs. 01 September 2001 01 October 2002 11 07 2003 stability compressive strength marine systems structural engineering Stability Analysis Risers...

... structural engineering storms marine systems failure (mechanical) buckling ocean waves bending mechanical engineering The study reported in this paper was prompted by the failure of the Campbell monopod platform on Australia’s North West Shelf (NWS) during a severe tropical cyclone...

... subject to fatigue and corrosion degradation are illustrated on an example considering RBI for the components of a tripod well-head platform. risk management inspection fatigue corrosion planning environmental degradation marine systems oil technology Reliability and risk-based...

..., April 2002. Associate Editor: A. Naess. oil technology marine systems design engineering cost-benefit analysis failure (mechanical) load distribution storms structural engineering Production facilities broadly fall into two classes in terms of the consequences of failure: manned...

... MECHANICS AND ARCTIC ENGINEERING . Manuscript received by the ASME OOAE Division, June 2001; final revision, February 2002. Associate Editor: S. Calisal. 01 June 2001 01 February 2002 16 04 2003 marine systems ocean waves dynamic response parameter estimation nonlinear systems...

... flexible structures marine systems modelling A major design problem for floating offshore installations is to evaluate their maximum response under extreme weather conditions. To obtain robust answers within a certain confidence band is a particularily difficult and challenging task involving...

... AND ARCTIC ENGINEERING . Manuscript received by the ASME OOAE Division, July 2001; final revision, December 2001. Associate Editor: C. Guedes Soapes. 01 July 2001 01 December 2001 22 10 2002 risk management Bayes methods marine systems failure analysis structural engineering...

...: S. Liu. 01 July 2001 01 October 2001 22 10 2002 marine systems engineering dynamic response optimal control control of specific variables ocean waves wind modelling It is accordingly of interest to minimize the response levels for the riser angles. One way...

... marine systems concrete corrosion reliability Bayes methods probability parameter estimation The deterioration of both reinforced and prestressed concrete members in high-impact structures such as offshore and marine structures, bridges and high-rise towers is routinely monitored using...