Fundamentals of Marine Riser Mechanics: Basic Principles and Simplified Analyses

Charles Sparks has written this definitive work on the fundamentals of riser mechanics, with the aim of increasing understanding of many aspects of riser static and dynamic behavior. This book is based on the author's 28 years of experience with riser analysis and, in particular, on his previous publications, some of which have become classics of riser literature.
Basic principles are clearly established using several different complementary approaches. The primary parameters that influence ...