... been made after the detailed design of the Girassol unit was completed. The paper gives details on overall geometry and governing criteria for the sizing of the system. Overall fabrication and installation procedures are also presented as well as the main results of the dynamic behaviour of the system...

... means subsea system barge impact force hoisting wire heavy lift operation formulation crane system installation simulation coefficient computer analysis matrix mooring system wave force crane vessel sscv dynamic behaviour upstream oil & gas operation otc 5819 OTC 5819...

... otc 5785 analytical model accelerometer frequency dynamic behavior shaft soil stiffness resonant behaviour platform caisson procedure identification period dynamic behaviour gullfak mode shape stiffness natural period calculation rotation design model ABSTRACT...

... and the bending stiffness. The traditional theoretical approach to solve the dynamic behaviour of cable/riser systems is based on semi-analytical techniques. equation means frequency fluid force coefficient oscillation stiffness line tension dynamic behaviour riser otc 5531 location 2 upstream...

... acting on system advance. As for concentration (fig. 3), it is obvious that dredging blindly without avoiding low concentration patches results in a poor system efficiency. hydraulic jet pump gemonod dynamic behaviour stiffness matrix concentration dynamic behavior cable mining system...

.... The wave loads, for a large part, are balanced by inertia forces. ROSEAU is also a compliant structure. As such, it has a more favorable dynamic behaviour than a conventional jacket whilst offering the same operational advantages: – small displacement at topside level – continuous support...

... registered in the North Sea passed the STATFJORD oil field and the FRIGG gas field, see Fig.(l). This paper describes the dynamic behaviour of three gravity platforms, evaluated from fullscale measurements recorded during the maximum sea state of this hurricane. The measurements from this storm do...

... as motion-to-tension transfer functions. It is pointed out that the difference between commonly used quasistatic analysis and the dynamic behaviour becomes increasingly important with increasing water depth. Possible alternatives for design procedures are briefly discussed. Using time-domain al1Blysis...

... jointly in Oslo engineering dynamic behaviour buoyancy chamber new concept subsea system motion analysis transportation stiffness operation drift force regular wave means characteristic storm condition monopile displacement tanker hawser end configuration procedure upstream...

... practical importance. Analytical tools and additional computer prog- rams to overcome these difficulties are described, and a methodology for reliable computer analysis of SPM systems is given. Essentially, the approach is to split SPM system dynamic behaviour into "wave frequency", "slow surge...

... loads in a pipe-line and in particular to static loads analysis.~ However, the com- plexity of a physical model of a long pi- pe-line hinders the solution of many prob- lems of mechanics of hydro elevation systems and primarily their dynamic behaviour. Traditional methods of simulation of References...

...OTC 4003 DYNAMIC BEHAVIOUR OF SYNTHETIC ROPES by Joop H.V Leeuwen, Enka Research Institute ©Copyright 1981 Offshore Technology Conference This paper was presented at the 13th Annual OTC In Houston, TX, May 4·7,1981. The material is subject to correction by the author, Per· mission (0 copy...

...OTC 3794 DYNAMIC BEHAVIOUR OF PLATFORM CRANES by James A.D. Balfour and David G. Owen, Heriot-Watt University ©Copyrlght 1980 Offshore Technology Conference This paper was presented at the 12th Annual OTC In Houston, Tex., May 5-8, 1980. The materlalls subject to correction by the author...

... in mind in assessing the findings. static angle numata capsize condition agreement wave height semi-submersible model loading investigation caisson tilt dynamic behaviour experiment 4-legged model stability behavior pitch response wave loading calculation linear theory 3-legged...

... evaluations but not for specific site or con- ditions. The paper illustrates the structural configuration of the platform and its dynamic behaviour. A composite flexible C. W. P. is described. The new concept is evaluated for critical current condi- tions. The remaining studies to be performed for the final...

... ABSTRACT The paper describes a new type of offshore tanker terminal and the related specially developed method of analysis of its dynamic behaviour. The system, called articulated leg mooring system "ARLEMS" is an improved single point moo r in g buoy capable of mooring large tankers...

... dynamic behaviour frequency domain procedure paper offshore technology conference 6200 computer procedure regular wave sea condition dynamic analysis force transducer skate calculation engineer consideration stinger barge computer program vertical acceleration upstream oil...

... installation dynamic behaviour survival condition compartment mmersion stage platform caisson stability immersion heave OFFSHORE TECHNOLGGY CO~FERENCE 6200 North Central Expressway Dallas, Texas 75206 . THIS PRESENTATION IS SUBJECT TO CORRECTION PAPER NUMBER aTe 2429 Some Aspects of a and Gravity...

... and moments Wind forces and current forces are frequently presented as being composed of a drag force, in the direction of the flow, and a lift force, perpendicular to the flow direction. However, when describing the dynamic behaviour of a floating object, the equations of motion are usually related...