... hysteresis parameters for these elements. It is shown that degrading hysteretic behaviour can cause a significant increase in the variability of the displacement response time history, when compared with elasto-plastic behaviour. INTRODUCTION Offshore structures under severe dynamic excitation may undergo...

... models allowing for hysteretic behaviour improve the accuracy of the results from dynamic simulation of flexible risers. The experiments are performed on a free hanging fullscale 4" internal diameter, 8 m long nonbonded pipe pressurized to different levels. Additionally, the influence on bending...