STRUCTURAL DEPT.

(OFFSHORE STRUCTURES)

By: Shihab W. ABDALLA

Structural engineering is a field of engineering that deals with the

design of any structural system(s), the purpose of which is to support
and resist various loads.

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Offshore platforms are constructed to produce the hydrocarbons oil

and gas. The contribution of offshore oil production in the year 1988
to the world energy consumption was 9% and is estimated to be
24% in 2000.

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Basic Types of Offshore Platforms

1. Piled-jacket with deck structures

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Basic Types of Offshore Platforms

2. gravity concrete structure

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Basic Types of Offshore Platforms

3. FPU / FPSO

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Other Types of Offshore Platforms

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Analysis and Design of Offshore Platforms

While the design of buildings onshore is usually influenced mainly by
the permanent and operating loads, the design of offshore structures is
dominated by environmental loads, especially waves, and the loads
arising in the various stages of construction and installation.

The loads for which an offshore structure must be designed can be

classified into the following categories:
Permanent (dead) loads.
Operating (live) loads.
Environmental loads including earthquakes.
Construction - installation loads.
Accidental loads.

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IN-PLACE ANALYSIS

The static in-place

analysis is the basic
and generally the
simplest of all analyses.
The structure is
modelled as it stands
during its operational
life, and subjected to
pseudo-static loads.

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LOAD-OUT ANALYSIS

For load-out to the

transport barge, the
jacket is put on skids
sliding on a straight
track of steel beams,
and pulled onto the
barge.

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LIFT ANALYSIS

In a direct lift the jacket

or topsides is lifted off
the barge completely in
air.
A second form of lift is
the buoyancy assisted
lift. In this case the barge
is flooded and hence
submerged. This results
in part of the jacket
being buoyant, reducing
hook loads. Buoyancy
tanks may be added to
the jacket if required.

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TRANSPORTATION (TOWING) ANALYSIS

The transportation of heavy components from a

fabrication yard to the offshore site is a critical activity.
The behaviour of the unit usually influences the
verification of barge strength, the design of
seafastenings, and indeed the design of the unit itself.
Also there are the practical aspects of tug selection,
tow route, etc. to be considered.

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LAUNCHING ANALYSIS

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UPENDING ANALYSIS

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FLOAT-OVER ANALYSIS
Float-over procedure involves
separation of the barge
from the deck after load
transfer and then removal
of the barge from the
. mating slot

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EARTHQUAKE ANALYSIS

Earthquake analyses distinctive feature is that they represent essentially a base

motion problem and that the seismic loads are therefore dependent on the dynamic
characteristics of the structure.

FATIGUE ANALYSIS

A fatigue analysis is performed for those structures sensitive to the action of

cyclic loadings such as:
wave (jackets, floating structures).
wind (flare booms, stair towers).
structures under rotating equipments.

BLAST ANALYSIS
BARGE IMPACT ANALYSIS
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?WHAT STUCTURAL ENGINEERS DO

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MODELLING
LOAD APPLICATION
ANALYSIS
DESIGN

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THANK YOU

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