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Categories of loads
Permanent (dead) loads Operating (live) loads
Types of loads
Types of loads
The weight of all non-permanent equipment (e.g. drilling, production), facilities (e.g. living quarters, furniture, life support systems, heliport, etc), consumable supplies, liquids, etc. Forces generated during operations, e.g. drilling, vessel mooring, helicopter landing, crane operations, etc.
Types of loads
During fabrication, erection lifts of various structural components generate lifting forces, while in the installation phase forces are generated during platform loadout, transportation to the site, launching and upending, as well as during lifts related to installation.
Types of loads
Types of loads
ENVIRONMENTAL LOADS
Environmental loads are those caused by environmental phenomena such as wind, waves, current, tides, earthquakes, temperature, ice, sea bed movement, and marine growth. Their characteristic parameters, defining design load values, are determined in special studies on the basis of available data.
Types of loads
ACCIDENTAL LOADS
Accidental loads are loads, ill-defined with respect to intensity and frequency, which may occur as a result of accident or exceptional circumstances. Examples of accidental loads are loads due to collision with vessels, fire or explosion, dropped objects, and unintended flooding of bouyancy tanks. Special measures are normally taken to reduce the risk from accidental loads. For example, protection of wellheads or other critical equipment from a dropped object can be provided by specially designed, impact resistant covers.
Failure Modes
Elastic collapse
Plastic collapse
Fracture
Surface damage
Stiffness
Cleavage or Brittle Fracture Fatigue Fracture Stress rupture Stress Corrosion Cracking (SCC) Hydrogen damage Impact Fracture Neutron induced Fracture
Bending Stiffness = E * I
Torsional Stiffness = G * Ip
Types of Fracture
Types of Fracture
Types of Fracture
Types of Fracture
Types of Fracture
Types of Fracture
Types of Fracture
Types of Fracture
Types of Fracture