Vortex induced vibrations of free span pipelines

Pipelines from offshore petroleum fields must frequently pass overareas with uneven seafloor.  In such cases the pipeline may havefree spans when crossing depressions. Hence, if dynamic loads canoccur, the free span may oscillate and time varying stresses maygive unacceptable fatigue damage. A major...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Koushan, Kamran
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet, Institutt for marin teknikk 2009
Subjects:
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