Journal of Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering

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VOLUME 134 NUMBER 1 FEBRUARY 2012

OCEAN ENGINEERING
011101 Computational Methods for the Design and Prediction of Performance of Tidal Turbines Spyros A. Kinnas, Wei Xu, Yi-Hsiang Yu, and Lei He Run-Up of Solitary Waves on Twin Conical Islands Using a Boussinesq Model Dongfang Liang, Alistair G. L. Borthwick, and Jonathan K. Romer-Lee Analysis Methodology for Vortex-Induced Motion VIM of a Monocolumn Platform Applying the HilbertHuang Transform Method Rodolfo T. Gonalves, Guilherme R. Franzini, Guilherme F. Rosetti, Andr L. C. Fujarra, and Kazuo Nishimoto Hydroelastic Behaviors of VLFS Supported by Many Aircushions With the Three-Dimensional Linear Theory Tomoki Ikoma, Koichi Masuda, Chang-Kyu Rheem, and Hisaaki Maeda

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OFFSHORE TECHNOLOGY
011301 Experimental Comparative Study on Vortex-Induced Motion VIM of a Monocolumn Platform Rodolfo T. Gonalves, Guilherme F. Rosetti, Andr L. C. Fujarra, and Kazuo Nishimoto Nonlinear Superposition Methods Applied to Continuous Ocean Wave Spectra Thomas B. Johannessen The Effects of Fish Cages on Ambient Currents Lars C. Gansel, Thomas A. McClimans, and Dag Myrhaug Assessment of Fatigue Damage of Floating Fish Cages Due to Wave Induced Response Paul E. Thomassen and Bernt J. Leira Linearization of Quadratic Drag to Estimate CALM Buoy Pitch Motion in Frequency-Domain and Experimental Validation Amir G. Salem, Sam Ryu, Arun S. Duggal, and Raju V. Datla

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POLAR AND ARCTIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

011501 Flow Around the Free Bottom of Fish Cages in a Uniform Flow With and Without Fouling Lars C. Gansel, Thomas A. McClimans, and Dag Myrhaug

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Contents continued Journal of Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering Volume 134, Number 1 FEBRUARY 2012

TECHNICAL BRIEFS
014501 An Overview of Relevant Aspects on VIM of Spar and Monocolumn Platforms Rodolfo T. Gonalves, Guilherme F. Rosetti, Andr L. C. Fujarra, and Kazuo Nishimoto

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