Design of Jackets in Deeper Gulf of Mexico Waters
Publication: Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal, and Ocean Engineering
Volume 112, Issue 3
Abstract
Jacket‐type offshore structures could be deployed in increasingly deeper waters by optimizing their dynamic characteristics. Decreased wave drag area, platform mass and increased structural stiffness are the key characteristics. Jacket geometries should also be selected so that fabrication, transportation and installation costs could be minimized.
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Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal, and Ocean Engineering
Volume 112 • Issue 3 • May 1986
Pages: 427 - 446
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Copyright © 1986 ASCE.
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Published online: May 1, 1986
Published in print: May 1986
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