Spar platforms : technology and analysis methods /

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	American Society of Civil Engineers, American Society of Civil Engineers. Committee on Ocean and Offshore Engineering
Other Authors:	Kim, Mu-hyŏn
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Reston, Va. : American Society of Civil Engineers, ©2012.
Subjects:	Offshore oil well drilling. Drilling platforms. Underwater drilling. Pétrole > Puits > Forage offshore. Plateformes de forage. Forage offshore. offshore drilling platforms. TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Mining. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""I. History and Concept""; ""Chapter 1: Spar Floating Drilling, Production, and Storage System: History and Evolution""; ""II. Mooring and Anchor Design""; ""Chapter 2: Taut-Leg Mooring System and Anchoring for Spars""; ""III. Global Motion Analysis and Numerical Model""; ""Chapter 3: Hull/Mooring/Riser Coupled Spar Motion Analysis: Sensitivity against Methodological/Environmental/Empirical Parameters""; ""Chapter 4: Spar Hull/Mooring/Riser Coupled Dynamic Analysis, VIM Effects, and Mathieu Instability""
""Chapter 5: Coupled Analysis of a Spar Using Slender-Body Formulas""""Chapter 6: Spar Analysis, Comparison, and Theory: Morison Formula versus Diffraction Theory""; ""IV. Vortex Induced Motion""; ""Chapter 7: Spar Vortex Induced Motion Considerations for Design""; ""V. Model Testing and Field Data""; ""Chapter 8: Deepwater Spar Model Testing: Considerations for Planning a Physical Model Test Program""; ""Chapter 9: Comprehensive Full-Scale Data Comparison for the Horn Mountain Spar""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""P""
""Q""""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""V""; ""W""