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Jan 1, 1985

Closure to “Decision Analysis Approach to Offshore Platform Design” by Robert G. Bea, S. T. Hong, and James S. Mitchell (January, 1984)

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R. G. Bea
Sr. International Consultant, PMB Systems Engrg., Inc., 500 Sansome St., San Francisco, Calif. 94111
S. T. Hong
Sr. Staff Engr., Frontier Technology Dept., Gulf Oil Exploration and Production Co., P.O. Box 36506, Houston, Tex. 77236
James S. Mitchell, Members, ASCE
Advisor, Construction Engrg., Gulf Oil Exploration & Production Co., No. 2 Portman St., London W1HOAN, England

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