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... International Conference on Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering , Paper No. OMAE2003-37151. 22 09 2009 03 02 2010 24 09 2010 24 09 2010 force structural engineering vortices vortex-induced motion (VIM) monocolumn platform model tests This paper includes...