Abstract: The paper presents a definition of a finite rotation and a concise vector expression for the displacement vector associated with the rotation.

Abstract: This paper is concerned with the effect of rotor eccentricity on the turbine behavior and the shaft deflection which affect the load on the foundation and on the turbine bearings. An analytical ...

Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to review the progress made during the past two decades towards the structural modeling and the numerical approaches of a more realistic riser analysis. Two or ...

Abstract: Rotors of rotating machinery inherently have mass eccentricities that transfer forces to the bearings, housing, and foundation of the machine. This paper considers, from a probabilistic viewpoint, ...

Abstract: An analytical method of examining the stress field near the edge of a simply supported, laminated beam was developed in Part I of this paper. The result was a system of second-order, ordinary, ...

Abstract: The derivation of an analytical method to examine the stress field near the end of a simply supported, laminated beam is presented. Specific effort has been directed to accurately calculate ...

Abstract: An analysis of the variation of forces acting on the upper ball joint of a riser string due to the drill ship motion and riser tensioner dynamic has been conducted. The analysis includes ...

Abstract: General equation for the tensioner cable forces and for the forces exerted on the riser upper ball joint by the ship joint-tensioner system are derived. An analysis of the variation of forces ...