... installations petroleum industry vortices vortex-induced motion (VIM) monocolumn platform model test two degrees-of-freedom (2DOF) This paper was presented at the 28th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering, Honolulu, HI, May 31–June 5, Paper No. OMAE2009-79378...

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