AN AUTOMATIZED IN-PLACE ANALYSIS OF A HEAVY LIFT JACK-UP VESSEL UNDER SURVIVAL CONDITIONS

Heavy lift jack-up vessels (HLJV) are used for the installation of components of large offshore wind farms. A systematic FE-analysis is presented for the HLJV THOR (owned by Hochtief Infrastructure GmbH) under extreme weather conditions. A parametric finite element (FE) model and analysis are develo...

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Main Author: Gil Rama
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Niš 2014-08-01
Series:Facta Universitatis. Series: Mechanical Engineering
Online Access:http://casopisi.junis.ni.ac.rs/index.php/FUMechEng/article/view/285