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1.                  “Wave Oscillation Problems in Deep and Shallow Waters” Proc, International Conference on Offshore Structures Engineering, Rio De Janiero, September 1977, Pentech Press. 

2.                  “Wave Oscillation Problems in Deep and Shallow Waters”, Chapter in Offshore Structures Engineering 1, Ed. F.L.L.B. Carneiro, A.J. Ferrante, C.A. Brebbia - Gulf Publications, 1979. 

3.                  Conference Reports: International Conference on Applied Numerical Modelling (Southampton, 11-15 July 1977) Advances in Water Resources, Volume 1, Number 2, December 1977.

 4.                  “General Formulation of Approximating Techniques in Engineering Sciences”,
           System Structures in Engineering - Economic Design and Production, Ed.O.  Bjorke
          and O.I Franksen, Tapir 1978.

5.                  “Simplified Boundary Elements for Radiation Problems” (Research Note), Applied Mathematical Modelling, Volume 2, Number 2.  June 1978. 

6.                  “Harbour Resonance Problems Using Finite Elements” Advances in Water Resources, Volume 1, Number 4, June 1978.

7.                  “Introduction to Boundary Element Methods”, Proc, First International Seminar on recent Advances in Boundary Elements, Southampton, 5-7th July 1978.

8.                  Conference Report: Fourth International Conference on Port and Ocean Engineering (Newfoundland, Canada, 26-30 September 1977), Applied Ocean Research, January 1980.

9.                  “Harbour Resonance Problems Using Finite Elements” in ‘Offshore Structure Engineering’ Ed. C A Brebbia, C L Carneirs and A J Ferrante (1979).

10.              “Boundary Elements in Fluid/Structure Interactions Problems” in ‘New Developments in Boundary Element Methods’ Ed. C A Brebbia (1980) CML Publications.

11.              “Boundary Elements in Fluid/Structure Interaction Problems (2)” Applied Mathematical Modelling, July 1980.

12.              “Vortex Shedding Forces and the Fatigue Analysis of Offshore Structures” Proc. International Conference on recent Advances in Structural Dynamics, July 1980, Southampton ISVR.

13.              “Vortex Shedding Forces and the Fatigue Analysis of Offshore Structures (2)”, EUROPEC 80, London, 21-24 October.  

14.              “Fundamental Solutions” Chapter in: Progress in Boundary Element Methods, Volume 1.  Ed C A Brebbia, Pentech Press.

15.              “Technical Systems Used in the Attempted Salvage of the Alexander L Kielland”, Proc. Conference Acoustics '81', Newcastle 1981.  

16.              “Project to Upright the Alexander L Kielland” Proc. OTC 4027.  Houston, May 1981.

17.              “Approximate Fundamental Solutions and Alternative Formulations”, Proc. Conference ‘Boundary Element Methods’ 3rd International Seminar in BEM.            Ed. C A Brebbia, Springer-Verlag Berlin, Heidelberg, New York.  

18.           Joint Industry Project on Platform Abandonment by in-situ demolition, “The use of Explosives”, PATC Technical Report, March 1997.

19.              “On the Hydrostatics of Floating Bodies with Articulated Appendages”.  Trans RINA, July 1983, Volume 125 pp 229-236.

20.              “A Compliant Semi-submersible for Offshore Production” RINA Symposium, Semi-submersibles - The New Generations: March 1983.

21.              “The Design of Deepwater Jackets: Dynamic Effects” Proc. Conference ‘Developments in Deeper Waters’, RINA, London, October 1986.

22.              “Piled Vs Gravity Offshore Structures for Seismically Active Arctic Regions”, Proc. Conference.  ‘Energy Sources Technology Conference and Exhibition’, ASME, Dallas, February 1987.

23.              “Economic Dynamic Analysis of Offshore Structures”, Proc. Conference ‘Energy sources Technology Conference and Exhibition’, ASME, Dallas, February 1987.

24.              “Spectral Methods in Offshore Design”, Proc, seminar “What's wrong with Morison's Equation?  Spectral Methods in Offshore Design”, Society for Underwater Technology, Inst. Mech-Engrs. April 1988.  (Conference organiser).  

25.              “STAPLA - A Variable Geometry Semi-Submersible for Floating Production” Proc.  International conference on Floating Production Systems for the 1990’s.  Royal Institution of Naval Architects, November 1988.  

26.              “Deconstruction of Steel Platforms - Technical Aspects” Offshore Abandonment and Removal Conference OAR90, 27-29 March 1990, Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre.  

27.              “Offshore Decommissioning - Underwater Explosion Loads”, Decommissioning 1990, Second International Conference, 24-26 April 1990 UMIST.

28.              “STAPLA - The Design of a Variable Draught Semi-Submersible Floating Production Vessel”, European Offshore Mechanics Symposium, EUROMS - 90 Trondheim, Norway 20-22 August 1990.  

29.              C.S Hu, J.R. Williams, S. Walker, “The Design of a Variable Draught Semi-submersible Floating Production Vessel”, F.P.S. - Blueprints for the 90's, Monte Carlo, 1991.  

30.              C.S. Hu, B. Diab & S. Walker, “The Use of Alternative Materials in Blast and Fire Resistant Structures”, Proc. WEMT 1991, Offshore Operations Post Piper Alpha, Inst. Mar. Eng., London February 1991.

31.              C.S. Hu, B. Diab, J.R. Williams and S. Walker, “The Use of Lightweight
             Materials in Blast and Fire Protection Systems”, OTC 6638, Proc. Offshore
            Technology Conference, Houston, May 1991.

32.              S. Walker, C.S. Hu, J.R. Williams, “Assessment of the Blast Resistance of Offshore Topsides Structures”, OTC 6636, Proc. Offshore Technology Conference, Houston, May 1991.

33.              S. Walker, C.S. Hu, B. Diab, J.R. Williams, “Assessment of the Blast Resistance of Offshore Topsides Modules”, Proc. Seminar, Predicting the Consequences of Fire and Explosions, I.Mech.E., 14th May 1991. (see above reference)

34.              S. Walker, D. Rogers, B. Diab, N. Tattersall, “VBLAST - A Computer Program for the Design of GRP Blast Wall Systems”, OMAE, Calgary, 1992.  

35.              S. Walker, J.R. Williams, “Engineering Aspects of Jacket Toppling as a means of Platform Abandonment”, Proceedings Conference, ‘North Sea Innovations and Economics’ Institution of Civil Engineers, January 1993.  

36.              OTI 92 590 ISBN 0 11 882061 3 “The Use of Alternative Materials in the Design and Construction of Blast and Fire Resistant Structures”, (with C S Hu).

37.              OTH 89 313 ISBN 11 413315 8 “Seabed Stability of Debris”, (available from HSE books HMSO).

38.              MTD Ltd, 1992, “Probability Based Fatigue Inspection Planning” (Modification of paper by H.O. Madsen), The Marine Technology Directorate Ltd. London.  ISBN 1 870553 08 X.  

39.              FABIG (Fire and Blast Information Group) Article R73 – “Determining the Response of Protected Steel to Fire Loading”, Issue 5, May 1993 (with N Tahan).  

40.              FABIG (Fire and Blast Information Group) Article R108 – “The Fire Resistance of Aluminium”, Issue 7, November 1993 (with N Tahan).  

41.              FABIG (Fire and Blast Information Group) Article R139 – “A Rational Approach to Fire Consequence Assessment”, Issue 9,  June 1994 (with N.Tahan).

42.              N. Tahan,  R.W. Nicholson,  S. Walker and D. Tandberg,  “The Design and Testing of a Louvred Blast Relief System”,  3rd Intl. Conference and Exhibition - Offshore Structures Design - Hazards and Safety Engineering,  London,  15 - 16 November 1994.

43.              S. Walker and M. Klair,  “The Escalation Consequences of Accidental Shock Loads”, 3rd Intl. Conference and Exhibition - Offshore Structures Design - Hazards and Safety Engineering,  London,  15 - 16 November 1994.  

44.              S. Walker et. al, above two references included in ERA Report 94-0730, “Offshore Structural Design - Hazards, Safety and Engineering - Conference Proceedings”, June, 1995.

45.              S. Walker and N Tahan, “Dropped Objects - Impact Probabilities and Consequences”, 4th Intl. Conference - Offshore Structures - Hazards, Safety and Engineering, London 12-13 December 1995.

46.              FABIG (Fire and Blast Information Group) Article R238, “Sensitivity Study on Structural Aspects of Fire and Blast (Phase 1)”, Issue 16 May 1996.

47.              S. Walker, M. Howarth and R Martland “Sensitivity of Response of Structures to Fires and Explosions”, 5th Intl. Conference - Offshore Structures - Hazard and Integrity Management, London, 4-5 December 1996.    

48.              S. Walker et. al, the above reference is included in ERA Report 96-1072, “Offshore Structures - Hazard & Integrity Management - Conference Proceedings”, March 1997.  

49.         W.P.M. Mercx, P.C.J de Bruijn, Steve Walker, “Development of a lightweight blast walling system”, Final report of the EU Contract TH/03322/89, SLP/TNO, December 1996.

50.              FABIG Technical Meeting Notes, ’Blast Resistant Design of Offshore Structures’, SCI July 1997.  

51.              S. Walker, M. Howarth and R Martland, “Sensitivity of Response of Topside Structures to Fires and Explosions”, OTO 97 043, HSE Publication, HMSO.  

52.        52.          OTO 1999 028, ‘Review of Approaches to Blast, Fire and Accidental Loads’,
            S. Walker, ODB Consultants, HMSO, December 1999.

53.              S. Walker, Paper 7.6, “The design of a temporary refuge to resist an external blast”, ‘ERA Report 99-0808 - Safety on Offshore Installations’ - Conference Proceedings, 30th November - 1st December 1999, London U.K.

54.              S Walker, C Rogers, S. Medonos, ‘Analysis of structural response measurements – Phase 3B Spadeadam’, OTO 55/2000, HSE Books, 2000.

55.              S Walker, Greg Fairlie, ‘Interpretation of experimental results from Spadeadam explosion tests’, OTO 2001/086, HSE Books, 2001.

56.              Walker S., Corr B., Tam V., Bucknell J. and O’Connor P., Simplified Approaches to Fire and Explosion Engineering, Paper 3.3.1, ERA Conference, ‘Major Hazards Offshore’, London 27-28 November 2001, ERA Report 2001-0575

57.              S Walker, Brian Corr, Vincent Tam, J Bucknell, P O’Connor, ‘Guidance for the protection of offshore structures against fires and explosions’, MSL Report for BP CH152R002 Draft 1, September 2001 (November 2001 issue used as basis document for new API RP on Fire and Blast Engineering).

58.              S Walker, Brian Corr, Vincent Tam, J Bucknell, P O’Connor, ‘New Guidance on Fire and Explosion Engineering’, OMAE 2002, Oslo, Norway, June 2002.

59.              S Walker, Rod Bleach, Steve Carney, Greg Fairlie, Luke Louca, ‘New Guidance on the Design of Offshore Structures to Resist the Explosion Hazard’, OMAE 2003, Cancun Mexico, June 2003.

60.              Authors as above, Part 1 – Guidance on design and operational considerations for the avoidance and mitigation of explosions – Main Guidance’, MSL Consortium report, C268900R006 Rev. 2, December 2002. (www.fireandblast.com)

61.              Authors as above, Part 1 – Guidance on design and operational considerations for the avoidance and mitigation of explosions – Commentary’, MSL Consortium report, C268900R007 Rev. 2, December 2002. (www.fireandblast.com)  

62.        Steve Walker, Graham Morrison, 'Progress on guidance on fires and explosions', ERA Conference 'Major Hazards Offshore', London,  9th 10th December 2003.

63.        Steve Walker, Sirous Yasseri, 'Exceedance Curves and the Definition of Load Cases for Explosion Assessment', FABIG Newsletter Issue 38 January 2004. (also includes comments from other authors and response)

64.        Steve Walker, Brian Corr, Vincent Tam, Murray Shearer, 'Response Spectra for Explosion Loading and Response', OTC 17242, Offshore Technology Conference, May 2005.

65.       Steve Walker, Brian Corr, Vincent Tam, Roland Martland, Rashid Shahsavar, “Response spectra for explosion resistant design and assessment”, OMAE2006-92512, OMAE Conference, Hamburg, Germany, June 2006

66       Steve Walker, Brian Corr, Vincent Tam, Roland Martland, Rashid Shahsavar, RR484 – ‘Response Spectra for explosion resistant design and assessment’, HSE Publications October 2006.

67        Steve Walker, Brian Corr, Roland Martland, ‘Response Spectra for explosion resistant design and assessment’, FABIG Newsletter, January 2007.

 

BOOKS

1.          “Dynamic Analysis of Offshore Structures” C.A.  Brebbia and S. Walker, Newnes-Butterworths, 1980. (contents only)

2.          “Boundary Element Techniques in Engineering” C.A. Brebbia and S. Walker, Newnes-Butterworths, 1980 (contents only).

 

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