Offshore Structures Volume II Strength and Safety for Structural Design [Paperback]

This is the second part of the translation of the original German text Meerestechnische Konstruktionen which was published by Springer-Verlag in 1988. The translated material is a reviewed and updated version of the German text. Wheras the first volume concentrates on general and external factors, this one focuses on factors affecting the design and analysis of offshore structures themselves. In an effort to address a wide audience the topic is presented in a general context. Therefore it introduces students and practising engineers to the field of marine technology and, at the same time, serves as a reference book for experts. Finally it gives specialists in related fields an idea of where their work on individual problems of offshore structures stands in relation to the field as a whole. Offshore Structures, Vol. 2 is based on the authors' lectures and design practice in offshore structures and their components. It assists the reader in developing practical solutions by introducing a large number of examples and reference is made to further specialised literature.4 Marine Structural Analysis.- 4.1 Time-Independent Elastic Problems.- 4.1.1 Frameworks.- 4.1.2 Membranes.- 4.1.3 Plates.- 4.1.4 Cylindrical Shells.- 4.2 Stability and Second-Order Stress Theory.- 4.3 Time-Dependent Elastic Problems.- 4.3.1 Natural Frequencies of Beams and Plates.- 4.3.2 Forced Oscillations.- 4.4 Ultimate Load Analysis.- 4.4.1 Plastic Capacity under Combined Loading.- 4.4.2 Ultimate Loads of Simple Structures.- 4.5 Numerical Methods.- 4.5.1 Finite Element Method.- 4.5.2 Structural Modelling with Finite Elements.- 4.6 List of Symbols.- 5 Environmental Conditions Affecting Marine Structures.- 5.1 Evaluating Stochastic Processes.- 5.1.1 Stationary Random Processes.- 5.1.2 Stationary Gaussian Random Processes.- 5.1.3 Stationary Poisson Random Processes and Markov Chains.- 5.1.3.1 The Poisson Random Process.- 5.1.3.2 Markov Chains.- 5.1.4 Linear Systems wilãì