Development of non-linear numerical models appropriate for the analysis of jack-up units

Jack-up units have considerable economic significance because they are used to carry out a large proportion of the world's oil and gas exploration in water depths less than 90.0m. Due to the increase in use of jack-ups in harsher environments, analysis techniques assuming quasi-static and linea...

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Main Author: Thompson, Richard Saint George
Other Authors: Houlsby, G. T. : Williams, M. S.
Published: University of Oxford 1996
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.320668