Abstract: Two classes of submarine pipeline handling problems are considered, namely the lifting of a pipe with a free end for tie-in purposes, and the raising of part of a continuous line for hot-tapping ...

Abstract: A large elastic sheet with a significant self-weight subject to biaxial in-plane compression while lying on a rigid horizontal plane may buckle. The buckles, circular areas which lift away from ...

Abstract: A simple method is presented for determining the tangential force-displacement relationship between two elastically identical generally curved bodies when the tangential force is not directed along ...

Abstract: The problem of the bending of a spiral strand or armored cable is addressed, with particular reference to the “free bending” situation where pulleys or other restraints are absent. The analysis, ...