Abstract: Chain link fatigue failures in mooring lines have recently aroused the interest of the technical community in developing new design and monitoring methodologies focused on considering the effects of local corrosion. ...

Abstract: This paper addresses the statistical uncertainty in long-term fatigue damage in offshore structures due to the short-term simulation length used in time domain analysis of stresses. The paper focuses on steel risers ...

Abstract: Semisubmersible floating platforms used in offshore deep or ultradeep water environments have hull structures that are comprised of vertical cylinders (columns) connected by braces, pontoons, etc. Several of the connections ...

Abstract: The current downturn of the oil and gas industry force managers to take hard decisions about the continuity of projects, resulting in delays, postponements, or even their cancellation. In order to keep with them, the rush ...