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Title: Recent developments in reassessment of jacket structures under extreme storm cyclic loading. Part 1: Overview

Conference ·
OSTI ID:194693
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  1. SINTEF Structures and Concrete, Trondheim (Norway)
  2. Norwegian Inst. of Tech., Trondheim (Norway)

An attractive approach to integrity assessment of jacket structures subjected to extreme storm cyclic loading is based on considerations of system strength rather than component strength. The system strength is determined by nonlinear pushover analyses. Nonlinear cyclic analyses are undertaken to determine if the system strength will be degraded due to repeated action of extreme waves. In the present series of papers, conditions for application and extension of such a procedure are addressed. Tubular members with D/t ratio in the range 35--80 were tested under extreme cyclic loading to investigate criteria for onset of local buckling and number of cycles to through thickness cracking. Tubular T-joints were tested under extreme cyclic loading to investigate degradation of cyclic capacity imposed by low cycle fatigue cracking. In part 1 of this series of papers, an overview of the developed methodology for integrity assessment of jacket structures is given. Conditions for application are addressed and illustrated by way of an example study.

OSTI ID:
194693
Report Number(s):
CONF-950695-; ISBN 0-7918-1307-X; TRN: IM9611%%195
Resource Relation:
Conference: International conference on offshore mechanics and arctic engineering, Copenhagen (Denmark), 18-22 Jun 1995; Other Information: PBD: 1995; Related Information: Is Part Of OMAE 1995 -- Proceedings of the 14. international conference on offshore mechanics and arctic engineering. Volume 1, Part B: Offshore technology; Chakrabarti, S.K. [ed.] [Chicago Bridge and Iron Technical Services, Plainfield, IL (United States)]; Gudmestad, O.T. [ed.] [Statoil, Stavanger (Norway)]; Sparks, C. [ed.] [Inst. Francais du Petrole, Rueil-Malmaison (France)]; Morrison, D.G. [ed.] [Shell E and P Technology Co., Houston, TX (United States)]; PB: 539 p.
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English