Abstract: A general method for dynamic load effect analysis of slender offshore structures subjected to short crested random waves, current and wind, is given. The structure is represented by a ...

Abstract: The tension leg platform (TLP) concept is considered to be economically competitive with other offshore production concepts in deepwater locations. The critical part of this concept regarding ...

Abstract: Reliability analysis of a jacket platform presently operating in the North Sea is performed. The limit states correspond to design criteria for each structural component. For the tubular columns, beam buckling, shell ...

Abstract: An idealized structural unit model is constructed to represent the pre and post-ultimate strength behavior of a damaged tubular member with various boundary conditions subjected to various end ...

Abstract: On March 27, 1980, the semi-submersible platform Alexander L. Kielland broke down in a storm in the North sea, resulting in a loss of 123 lives. The investigation subsequently performed by ...