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Jack-Up Platforms Conference 95. Authors/Edited by: Various (edited by L F Boswell and C D'Mello). 09/1995. Jack-Up drilling platforms are used for the exploration and operation of offshore oil and gas fields, as well as for the servicing of fixed structures. Originally designed for use in shallow waters, they are now being used increasingly in deeper conditions. They have the major advantage of being re-usable so helping marginal field development. Jack-Up drilling platforms contribute significantly towards offshore engineering activity around the world. The application of the platform is continuously being extended towards deeper waters and harsher environments. Designs have been developed for operation in areas with maximum wave heights of 30m and water depths well beyond 100m. Considerable change has taken place in the petroleum industry since 1993 and it would seem appropriate to present developments in Jack-Up technology which have occurred since the last conference. In particular, the International Recommended practice for the establishment of Jack-Up Site Assessment Procedure was presented at the 1993 Conference and it is relevant to consider its effect since introduction. The papers presented at the Fifth International Conference have been written by practising professionals who are recognised experts from Europe and the USA. This volume, therefore, represents a further stage in the presentation of material to improve our understanding of the behaviour of Jack-Up platforms. 200pp. Size A4 (290mm x 210mm). Paperback. ISBN 1 874612 22 6. $190.00

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Jack-Up Platforms Conference 93. Authors/Edited by: Various. 09/1993. The first international conference relating to the Jack-up platform in 1985 was a great technical success and the papers which were presented represented a landmark in the presentation of relevant technical material. Much has happened within the oil and gas industry since 1995, but the necessity to maintain an effort to understand and agree upon the performance of Jack-up has always remained. It seemed quite natural, therefore, to organise further conferences in which more recent and relevant material would be presented. A number of areas are currently of considerable interest to the Jack-up industry and these include site assessment procedures, reliability, acceptance, hydrodynamic loading, dynamic behaviour of platforms, foundation of fixity and platform instrumentation. The forth international conference considers many aspects of these areas and a particular attempt has been made to present associated material. The papers presented at the conference have been written by practising professionals who are recognised experts from the UK, Europe and the USA. This volume, therefore, represents a further stage in the presentation of material to improve our understanding of the behaviour of Jack-up platforms. 280pp. Size A4 (290mm x 210mm). Paperback. ISBN 1 874612 11 0. $173.00

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MarinFlex 99. Flexible Pipes, Umbilicals and Marine Cables Conference 99. Authors/Edited by: Various (edited by J A Witz).06/1999. Marinflex 99 is the third European Conference on Flexible Pipes, Umbilicals and Marine Cables - Materials Utilisation for Cyclic and Thermal Loading. This volume of the proceedings of Marinflex 99 contains the papers presented at the conference. The event focused on materials utilisation for cyclic and thermal loading where Marinflex 99 continues in its well established tradition of offering a forum for designers and researchers. The key technical areas captured in this volume include structural mechanics for cyclic and thermal loading, methodologies for detailed design, materials behaviour for pipe and connector performance and developments for deep water applications. 265pp. Size A4 (290mm x 210mm). Paperback. ISBN 1 874612 29 3. $223.00

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Marinflex 95. Flexible Pipes, Umbilicals and Marine Cables Conference 95. Authors/Edited by: Various (edited by M H Patel and J A Witz). 11/1995. The technology base surrounding umbilicals and marine cables has been under pressure recently, since owners and operators have pushed application towards deeper waters and harsher environments. For flexible pipes, use at higher temperatures has contributed to this trend. Development and research into umbilical design, umbilical polymers and increasingly sophisticated analytical methods are just a few examples of response to this. Meanwhile, universities and consultancy groups have continued to investigate the underlying physics of structural and hydro-elastic behaviour of these products. It is clear therefore that the technology of flexible pipes, umbilicals, and marine cables is a rapidly changing field. Emphasis on technical developments within the field remains based on structural mechanics, but with greater interest in product testing. Some of the prominent theme of the event included design aspects, advances in structural mechanics, material performance design analysis and product testing. This volume of the proceedings of MARINFLEX 95 contains the papers presented at the conference. 310pp. Size A4 (290mm x 210mm). Paperback. ISBN 1 874612 24 2. $223.00

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Flexible Pipes, Umbilicals and Marine Cables Conference 92. Authors/Edited by: Various. 01/1993. Marine cables, umbilicals and flexible pipes are relatively complex multi-layered products which utilise a wide range of materials from thermosetting plastics, textiles and other man made fibres to metals and metallic alloys such as copper and steel. Due to the recent expansion in the telecommunication infrastructure, marine cables have extended their traditional methods of transmission of electrical signal and power distribution to include recent developments in optical fibre technology. The objective of the conference was to provide a forum in which developments and problems in the design, manufacture, installation and operation of the flexible pipes, umbilicals and marine cables could be discussed. The papers presented at the conference have been carefully chosen to cover the key issues raised by research and development in structural mechanics, service life predictions, inspection and design of marine cables, umbilicals and flexible pipe products. 390pp. Size A4 (290mm x 210mm). Paperback. ISBN 1 874612 04 8. $173.00

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ICNF 1999 Conference Proceedings International Conference on Noise in Physical Systems and 1/f Fluctuations. Authors/Edited by: Various (edited by C Surya). 08/1999. These are the proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Noise in Physical Systems and 1/f Fluctuations. The objective of this conference is to address both fundamental and applied issues of fluctuation phenomena in a wide range of systems. Today noise is an important area of research both for scientists concerned with the fundamental issues of fluctuation phenomena as well as engineers who are more focused on the application side of electron devices. More recently, 1/f noise in biological systems has been a subject of much discussion. This is evidenced by the fact that a broad variety of topics are covered in this conference proceedings ranging from noise in silicon devices; compound semi-conductor devices; materials; noise theory; noise modeling; system noise; biological systems; measurement techniques and noise and device reliability. 491pp. Size A4 (290mm x 210mm). Paperback. ISBN 1 874612 28 5. $182.00

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Inspection of Structural Composites 94. Edited by: Nader Saffari. 06/1994. This volume contains the papers presented at the "Inspection of Structural Composites" meeting, organised by University College London on 9 and 10 June 1994. The papers are from invited speakers who were chosen to present all the various NDE techniques applicable to composites of different types and different applications. The materials considered include glass-fibre reinforced plastics (GRP) which are finding increasing use in the oil and gas industry because of their light weight and corrosion resistance, in structures such as pipes, tubing and storage vessels. A plethora of techniques have been investigated for GRPs where the main problem appears to be in the adhesive joints. Then, there are those "advanced" composites that use high performance fibres in a polymer matrix, such as carbon fibre composite (CFC). These have an ever growing application in the aerospace industry because they combined reduced weight with a greater heat resistance. A class of even newer composite, those with a metal matrix, have also been considered here. In addition to the more practical inspection techniques reported and evaluated, there are papers on a collection of novel NDE methods which have been shown to possess great potential. These include video-speckle interferometry, novel signal-processing methods, use of air-coupled transducers for ultrasonic imaging, use of EMATs for adhesive bonds. Finally another class of structure which has a composite form had been included for completeness. These are the flexible pipes used in the offshore industry. Inspection of flexible pipes poses some of the most difficult questions, hence the experience of those working on these structures is valuable for all. 220pp. Size A4 (290mm x 210mm). Paperback. ISBN 1 874612 13 7. $173.00

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Tensioned Buoyant Platforms Seminar 93. Authors: Various. 05/1993. Researchers, designer and operators of offshore platforms present papers on recent developments in the design, construction and operation of tension buoyant platform. Included is recent progress in higher order fluid loading and in the structural dynamics of both platforms and tethers. 350pp. Size A4 (290mm x 210mm). Paperback. ISBN 1 874612 05 6. $173.00

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Behaviour of Offshore Structures Conference 92. Authors: Various. 07/1992. In the fifteen years since the first Behaviour of Offshore Structures (BOSS) Conference took place in Trondheim in August 1976, offshore engineering has been in the forefront of many diverse technological developments. The BOSS Conference series have played their part by being a forum for communication and discussion of these developments. The BOSS philosophy of holding the Conference once every three years gives the research community and industry the opportunity to contribute high quality papers arising out of work that is in-depth and well thought trough. The Boss Conferences have been concerned with the design, construction and installation of structures used for the development of offshore oil and gas fields. BOSS 92 continues this tradition with sessions on hydrodynamics, structures and geotechnics. The growing maturity of offshore engineering is recognised at BOSS 92 by sessions on comparisons of design theory with practice and by sessions describing technological advances made during specific field developments.1560pp. A4 (290mm x 210mm). Paperback. 2 volumes plus Supplement. ISBN 1 874612 02 1. $223.00

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