... constitutive model for internal erosion was proposed; second, internal erosion tests were conducted for gravel soils of different grading properties; third, the percolation analytical method is adopted to evaluate the internal stability of tested soils, and a modified model of internal erosion was verified...

... Abstract Under abnormal on-cushion state without high pressure cushion airflow, the membrane-type skirt fabricated by flexible thin rubber material would droop under action of self-weight. Based on balance of hinged light-sticks, an analytical method was presented in this paper to quickly...

... design analytical method amplitude subsea system test result renewable energy characteristic A soil-bucket dynamic interaction model test in sand Rui He*, Bo Ma, Tao Zhu College of Harbor, Coastal and Offshore Engineering, Hohai University Nanjing, Jiangsu, China ABSTRACT Offshore wind power...

... according to Newton second law. The impact force - penetration relationships based on experimental result are compared to existing analytical method. INTRODUCTION The collisions between ships would cause the damage of ship structures, and then result in loss of human lives and severe environmental...

.... Numerical simulation and simplified analytical method are carried out to investigate their internal mechanics in two specific scenarios. Based on the deformation patterns observed in numerical simulation, analytical expressions for assessing the resistance of components such as plate, stiffener, web frame...

... system analytical method ABSTRACT In offshore engineering, the fast and accurate prediction of wave loadings on operating platforms is significantly desired in the design stage for risk assessment and people's safety. However, the traditional analytical methods (either silhouette or detailed...

.... By comparing and analyzing results from the analytical model and the FE model, the results of the analytical method are verified by the numerical method in the same boundary condition and loading method. On the basis of good agreement in two ways, the analysis of different materials is taken into account...

... in the seabed becomes more complicated, which brings great challenges to existing analytical methods. Therefore, it is significant to develop a rational mechanical model which can precisely describe comprehensive anchor behaviors in the seabed, such as penetration of drag anchors and non-catastrophic behavior...

... analysis is conducted to investigate the dynamic response of fully clamped stiffened plates under blast loads. On the basis of the large deflection theory of plate and the energy conservation theory, the elastic-plastic analytical method for predicting the response of stiffened plates to explosion loading...

... ABSTRACT The flowline termination assembly (FTA) foundation is subject to complex load conditions in all six degrees of freedom during its operational life. The consolidation settlement of the FTA is generally determined by conventional one-dimensional (1-D) analytical method. However...

... Many analytical methods have been proposed to calculate hydroelastic responses of a very large pontoon type structure in waves. In relation to the elastic response of such pontoon type structure in waves, Isshiki and Nagata proposed four kinds of variational principles related to motions...

... system failure mechanism analytical method pullout capacity dissipation Modeling the Effects of Short- and Long-Term Loading on Suction Caissons Using 2D- and 3D-Finite Elements Methods Luisa Nicté Equihua and Pierre Foray Laboratoire Sols, Solides, Structures Risques, INPG Grenoble, France...

... behavior in the elasto-plastic range. For the application on buried pipelines Finite-Element (FE)-models were checked by test results. Furthermore an analytical method based on the differential equation for beams with longitudinal tensile force and variable bending stiffness was developed, which suitable...

..., an analytical method is proposed to solve collision problems efficiently, and is applied to an example of actual FPSO built in SHI shipyard. The results are compared with those of time-dependent nonlinear FE analysis, and a good correlation is noticed between the two. INTRODUCTION It is very important...

... ABSTRACT This paper presents an analytical method for generating seismic fragility curves for offshore platforms with piled foundations on the basis of non-linear time-domain dynamic analysis. Uncertainties in seismic loadings and structures are quantified using various parameters that define...

.... Moreover, it is clear that, if the results of calculation made by the two methods agree with each other, this is a reasonable analytical method for expressing those basic equations properly. For this reason, the authors propose that the criterion for evaluating applicability of seismic deformation method...

... ABSTRACT This paper describes a study on the application of analytical methods for evaluating the response of Steel Catenary Risers (SCR) subjected to dynamic loading. In the first part of the paper, equations of equilibrium are derived using a linear theory, based on the assumption of small...

... ABSTRACT This paper describes analytical methods that were developed to evaluate the response of Steel Catenary Risers (SCR) subjected to static loading such as current. In the first part of the paper, equations of equilibrium are derived using a linear theory, based on the assumption of small...

.... In this paper, the results are compiled and the process of optimization of the semi-submersible type VLFS is described. A simple analytical method is employed in order for explaining the results from the numerical calculations. By using the numerical method and the simple analytical method together...

... equation method vertical displacement sea bottom direct method fpso sea shock force sea shock load upstream oil & gas equation analytical method vertical acceleration Proceedings of the Ninth (1999) International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference Brest, France, May 30-June 4, 1999...