Fundamentals of marine riser mechanics [[electronic resource] ] : basic principles and simplified analyses / / Charles P. Sparks

• Record Nr.: UNINA9911006525203321
• Autore: Sparks Charles P
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Tulsa, OK, : Penn Well, c2007
• ISBN: 1-61583-800-7
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (358 p.)
• Disciplina: 622/.33819
• Soggetti: Drilling platforms; Offshore oil well drilling; Oil fields - Production methods
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Nomenclature""; ""SI Unit Equivalents""; ""Introduction""; ""Pipe and Riser Deflections and Global Stability: The Effective Tension Concept""; ""Application of Effective Tension: Frequent Difficulties and Particular Cases""; ""Pipe and Riser Stresses""; ""Pipe and Riser Strains""; ""Tensioned-Beam Behavior""; ""Statics of Near-Vertical Cables""; ""Near-Vertical Riser Static Behavior""; ""Stress Joint Design""; ""Riser Bundles: Local Bending Between Guides""; ""Near-Vertical Risers Associated with Floating Platforms with Stiff Tensioners""; ""Steel Catenary Risers""""Axial Vibrations of Fixed Risers""; ""Axial Vibrations of Hung-Off Risers""; ""Transverse Modal Vibrations of Near-Vertical Risers""; ""Appendix A: Tensioned-Beam Equations""; ""Appendix B: Tension Calculations for Simple Riser Cases""; ""Appendix C: Application of the Morison Equation to Risers""; ""Appendix D: Stress and Strain Relationships in a Thick-Walled Pipe""; ""Appendix E: Equivalent Poissonâ€?s Ratios for Anisotropic Pipes""; ""Appendix F: Curvature of a Tensioned Beam Subject to Generalized Load""; ""Appendix G: Riser Bundle Pipe Moments between Guides""; ""Appendix H: Catenary Equations""""Appendix I: Damped Axial Vibrations""; ""Appendix J: Notes on Excel Files""; ""Index""