Abstract: Natural frequencies, mode shapes and critical buckling loads of marine risers simply supported at both ends are given in closed form by using the WKB method. These solutions allow variable ...

Abstract: The aerodynamic force coefficients prescribed in most codes and standards are an ensemble average of 10 or 20 10-min samples, which means that a fundamental uncertainty of 10-min samples cannot be properly considered. Thus, ...

Abstract: The nonlinear dynamics of long, slender cylinders for moderately large deformations are studied by projecting the solution along the set of eigenmodes of the linear problem. The resulting set ...