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Application and extension of the TOPSIS method for the assessment of floating offshore wind turbine support structures

H. MartinDepartment of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering, University College London, London, UK
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G. SpanoBPP-Technical Services Ltd., London, UK
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J. F. KüsterOffshore, Process, and Energy Engineering Department, Cranfield University, Cranfield, UK
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M. ColluOffshore, Process, and Energy Engineering Department, Cranfield University, Cranfield, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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A. J. KoliosOffshore, Process, and Energy Engineering Department, Cranfield University, Cranfield, UK
Pages 477-487 | Received 19 Jan 2012, Accepted 16 Aug 2012, Published online: 18 Sep 2012

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