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This monograph provides a general background to the modeling of compliant offshore structures. External forcing is resisted by buoyancy and tension forces which become very large when the structure is slightly offset from its equilibrium. The technical development given in this book is presented in such a way as to demonstrate the generality of the modeling, and shows how to apply the techniques to the following: articulated towers, tension leg platforms, and submerged pipes with internal flow. There is also a preliminary chapter on the theoretical basis for all the models, the variational formulation of the governing equations known as Hamilton's Principle.
This monograph provides a general background to the modeling of a special class of offshore structures known as compliant structures. External forcing is resisted by buoyancy and tension forces which become very large when the structure is slightly offset from its equilibrium. The technical development given in this book is presented in such a way as to demonstrate the generality of the modelling, and shows how to apply the techniques to the following: (i) articulated towers, (ii) tension leg platforms, and (iii) submerged pipes with internal flow. There is also a preliminary chapter on the theoretical basis for all the models, the variational formulation of the governing equations known as Hamilton's Principle.
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