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    <title>Fundamentals of marine riser mechanics</title>
    <subTitle>basic principles and simplified analyses</subTitle>
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    <title>Fundamentals of marine riser mechanics</title>
    <subTitle>basic principles and simplified analyses</subTitle>
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    <namePart>Sparks, Charles P.</namePart>
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    <place>
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    <publisher>Penn Well</publisher>
    <dateIssued>c2007</dateIssued>
    <dateIssued encoding="marc">2007</dateIssued>
    <issuance>monographic</issuance>
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    <extent>xxiv, 329 p. : b ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm. + one computer disc</extent>
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  <tableOfContents>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 -- Transverse Modal Vibrations of Near-Vertical Risers -- Tensioned-Beam Equations -- Tension Calculations for Simple Riser Cases -- Application of the Morison Equation to Risers -- Stress and Strain Relationships in a Thick-Walled Pipe -- Equivalent Poisson’s Rations for Anisotropic Pipes -- Curvature of a Tensioned Beam Subject to Generalized Load -- Riser Bundle Pipe Moments between Guides -- Caternary Equations -- Damped Axial Vibrations -- Notes on Excel Files</tableOfContents>
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  <note type="statement of responsibility">Charles P. Sparks</note>
  <note>Includes index</note>
  <subject authority="lcsh">
    <topic>Offshore oil well drilling</topic>
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    <topic>Drilling platforms</topic>
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  <subject authority="lcsh">
    <topic>Oil fields</topic>
    <topic>Production methods</topic>
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  <identifier type="isbn">9781593700706</identifier>
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