Development of reliability-based global design equations for TLPS

Conference · Sat Dec 31 00:00:00 EST 1994

OSTI ID:55804

Banon, H ^[1]; Toro, R G ^[2]; Jefferys, E R ^[3]; De, R S ^[4]

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1. Exxon Production Research Co., Houston, TX (United States). Offshore Division
2. Risk Engineering Inc., Boulder, CO (United States)
3. Conoco, Ltd., London (United Kingdom)
4. Shell Development Co., Houston, TX (United States)

Tension leg platforms (TLPS) are permanent floating systems that are primarily used for deep-water oil and gas developments. A joint industry project was recently organized to develop reliability-based equations for design of TLPS. This paper presents results of the project for global design of TLPS. The design equations were developed with partial safety factors such that each global limit state meets a certain target reliability level.

• OSTI ID: 55804
• Report Number(s): CONF-940230-; ISBN 0-7918-1265-0; TRN: IM9525%%485
• Resource Relation: Conference: 13. international conference on offshore mechanics and Arctic engineering (OMAE-13), Houston, TX (United States), 27 Feb - 3 Mar 1994; Other Information: PBD: 1994; Related Information: Is Part Of OMAE 1994. Volume 2: Safety and reliability; Guedes Soares, C.; Bea, R.; Dover, W.; Gierlinski, J.; Atkins, W.S. [eds.]; PB: 400 p.
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

42 ENGINEERING NOT INCLUDED IN OTHER CATEGORIES
02 PETROLEUM
03 NATURAL GAS
OFFSHORE PLATFORMS
SAFETY ENGINEERING
COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN
DYNAMIC LOADS
STRESSES
FATIGUE