Environmental Load Factors and System Strength Evaluation of Offshore Jacket Platforms

This book presents a study for the determination of environmental load factors for Jacket Platforms in Malaysia and a methodology to determine the life extension of aging platforms. The simplified methods described here could be used for determining not only structural reliability but also safety factors. Its content is particularly interesting to design and maintenance engineers who are working in offshore or onshore industry.

Shows uncertainty analysis using statistical methods for geometrical, material and load parameters Presents environmental load and resistance safety factors for Malaysia using ISO code Suggests Bayesian technique as a cheap alternative for assessment of extension of life of Jacket platforms in Malaysia Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Autorentext
Zafarullah Nizamani is Assistant Professor at the Department of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Green Technology, Jalan University. He has more than 15 years experience as consultant and his research interests are in structural reliability, code calibration, Bayesian updating and fluid structure interaction.

Inhalt
Introduction.- History of code development.- History of offshore oil production.- Jacket platform design in Malaysia.- Uncertainty.- Load Uncertainty.- Structural reliability.- Joint reliability.- Environmental load factor.