Calculator program helps set offshore design criteria

Journal Article · Mon Jan 10 00:00:00 EST 1983 · Oil Gas J.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5804577

Tran, V B

Describes a new program for the Hewlett-Packard HP 41C (or HP-41C) hand-held programmable calculator which predicts the design criteria for building offshore facilities. Points out that the ''wind and wave'' (WIWA) program can quickly provide the calculations necessary for proper design involving wind forces, wave forces, and stress acting on the hydrostatic pressure case of a submerged system. Presents a flow diagram of the program and the program listing. Explains the equations used as the basis of the program.

• Research Organization: Essen
• OSTI ID: 5804577
• Journal Information: Oil Gas J.; (United States), Vol. 81:2
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

02 PETROLEUM
42 ENGINEERING
OFFSHORE PLATFORMS
COMPUTER CALCULATIONS
COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN
CALCULATORS
ENGINEERING
EQUATIONS
FLOWSHEETS
HYDROSTATICS
PARAMETRIC ANALYSIS
PROGRAMMING
STRESSES
W CODES
WAVE FORCES
WIND LOADS
COMPUTER CODES
DIAGRAMS
DYNAMIC LOADS
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