TY  - BOOK
AU  - Sparks,Charles P.
TI  - Fundamentals of marine riser mechanics: basic principles and simplified analyses 
SN  - 9781593700706
PY  - 2007///
CY  - Tulsa, Okla.
PB  - Penn Well
KW  - Offshore oil well drilling
KW  - Drilling platforms
KW  - Oil fields
KW  - Production methods
N1  - Includes index; 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
ER  -