Rigid finite element method in analysis of dynamics of offshore structures [electronic resource] / Edmund Wittbrodt [and others]

"With contributions from leading experts in a high-profile field, this collection introduces a range of problems in offshore technology, as well as detailing ways of modeling the dynamics of machines commonly used in this environmentally sensitive industry"--Provided by publisher.

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Bibliographic Details
Online Access: Full Text (via Springer)
Other Authors: Wittbrodt, Edmund
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Heidelberg ; New York : Springer, ©2013.
Series:Ocean engineering & oceanography ; 1.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Overview of Selected Problems in Offshore Technology
  • Impact of Water on Offshore Structures and Infrastructure
  • Homogeneous Transformations and Joint Coordinates in the Description of Geometry of Multibody Systems
  • Equations of Motion of Systems with Rigid Links
  • Modelling of Joining Elements: Constraint Equations
  • Nonlinear Models of Materials -tThe Rigid Finite Element Method
  • Applications of Models of Offshore Structures
  • Selected Applications Related to Control of Offshore Structures
  • Summary.