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Lightweight design of offshore platform marine structures – optimisation of weight to strength utilisation of corrugated shell plating

Jonas W. RingsbergDepartment of Shipping and Marine Technology, Division of Marine DesignChalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, SE-412 96, SwedenCorrespondence[email protected]
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Hüseyin SağlamDepartment of Shipping and Marine Technology, Division of Marine DesignChalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, SE-412 96, Sweden
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Md. Asaduzzaman SarderDepartment of Shipping and Marine Technology, Division of Marine DesignChalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, SE-412 96, Sweden
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Anders UlfvarsonDepartment of Shipping and Marine Technology, Division of Marine DesignChalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, SE-412 96, Sweden
Pages 38-53 | Received 11 Aug 2011, Accepted 31 May 2012, Published online: 14 Aug 2012

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