Study on the Failures of Raw Water Tower Structural Joints When the Air Gap of the Jack up Rigs is Increased

Authors

  • Bh. Nagesh Visiting Professor, Department of Marine Engineering, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India
  • I.N. Niranjan Kumar
  • N. Madhu Latha

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3759/joost.v6i1.558

Abstract

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2019-04-24

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Vol. 6 No. 1 (2019)

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