Some challenges in design and construction of the Draugen gravity base structures
- Norwegian Contractors A.S., Stabekk (Norway)
The paper gives a general description of the Concrete Gravity Base Structure (GBS) for the Draugen platform installed by Norwegian Contractors a.s. The GBS was installed at the Haltenbank area on the Norwegian continental shelf in May 1993 for A/S Norske Shell. Further, the paper describes the following challenging aspects encountered during the design and construction: design for high frequency response to wave loading, so called ringing, discovered during construction of the GBS; impact of the ringing effect discovery on the construction schedule; design to prevent delamination of concrete structural elements; modifications to prevent damages on pipe work caused by deformations of the concrete structure.
- OSTI ID:
- 433634
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-940409-; ISBN 1-880653-10-9; TRN: IM9709%%67
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 4. international conference on offshore and polar engineering, Osaka (Japan), 10-15 Apr 1994; Other Information: PBD: 1994; Related Information: Is Part Of The proceedings of the fourth (1994) international offshore and polar engineering conference. Volume 4; Ueda, Yukio; Tomita, Yasumitsu [eds.] [Osaka Univ. (Japan)]; Dos Santos, J.F. [ed.] [GKSS Forschungszentrum Geesthacht (Germany)]; Langen, I. [ed.] [Statoil, Stavanger (Norway)]; Waagaard, K. [ed.] [Veritec, Hovik (Norway)]; PB: 692 p.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
Similar Records
Reservoir geology of Draugen Field, offshore Norway
The Draugen platform and subsea structures, installation and foundation aspects