... pontoon-type vlf renewable energy proc ocean energy ertekin hydroelasticity eigenfunction-expansion method runway hong hydroelastic response hydroelastic analysis arrangement mat-type vlf upstream oil & gas An Eigenfunction-Expansion Method for Hydroelastic Analysis of a Floating...

... a model of a prototype floating airport with two 4000m long runways assumed to be located in Tokyo Bay. This paper presents the procedures used to analyze the structural safety and functionality of a VLFS to be used as an airport and reports on the analyses applied to the model of a prototype floating...

..., the 130H is capable of making wheeled landings and takeoffs from smooth ice surfaces as well as from conventional paved runways [Figure 1]. In the skis-down configuration, these aircraft operate under expeditionary field conditions from snow-covered ice sheets, exploiting both improved skiway sites...

... Globemaster on Sea Ice: McMurdo Station, Antarctica Joseph L. Barthelemy Naval Facilities Engineering Service Center Port Hueneme, CA, USA ABSTRACT The United States Antarctic Program operates a seasonal sea-ice runway at McMurdo Station that supports heavy-haul wheeled aircraft during the short but vital...

... material runway sea area nsia cross section Proceedings of the Sixth (1996) -lnte17lOJional Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference (1996) Los Angeles, USA May 26-31, 1996 Copyright © 1996 by The International Society of Offshore and Polar Engineers ISBN 1-880653-22-2 (Set); ISBN 1-880653-23-0...

... ABSTRACT The annual sea-ice runway at McMurdo Station allows heavy-haul wheeled aircraft to operate at the start of a short but vital re-supply season. A top priority of the United States Antarctic Program is to optimize research productivity by ushering scientists and equipment...