Abstract: A list of mobility and impedance definitions is given for a set of full-journal-bearing solutions, including the finite-length-bearing solution.

Abstract: This paper presents a new design chart for the full journal bearing using dimensionless groups containing all relevant parameters the designer is mainly interested in. Some illustrative examples ...

Abstract: As a followup to an earlier paper in which a new type of design chart for full journal bearings was given a complete set of design charts for pivoted-pad thrust bearings (Michell bearings) ...

Abstract: Part of the results of an investigation with multiple rise configuration exposed to steady currents are presented. These tests were performed on smooth sectional riser models in a water flume ...

Abstract: Wherever friction occurs, mechanical energy is transformed into heat. The maximum surface temperature associated with this heating can have an important influence on the tribological behavior of ...

Abstract: Top tensioned strings and beams are often used in civil and marine applications. Typically these members have constant cross sections, and a pronounced, usually linear, tension variation, due to the effects of gravity. In ...

Abstract: The fatigue assessment of support structures is one of the most significant challenges in the design of offshore wind turbines (OWT). Fatigue analysis can be conducted in either the time-domain ...

Abstract: Although biofiltration has been used successfully to remove and biodegrade a wide variety of gas-phase organic contaminants generated by industrial facilities and environmental remediation efforts, the ability of conventional ...

Abstract: A statistical estimate of the extreme wave force per unit length acting on a section of a fixed cylindrical pile in a random sea-state is derived. The random motion of the sea is described ...