Title :
Comparison of global strength assessment in offshore platform design codes
Author :
Xiaodong Wang ; Ying Wang ; Wenzhong Zheng
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Civil Eng., Harbin Inst. of Technol., Harbin, China
Abstract :
Design codes of DNV(Det Norske Veritas), ABS(American Bureau of Shipping), and API(American Petroleum Institute) for offshore platform, whose operation experience and design theory are more mature in the world, were collected. Computing formulas of yield strength for individual members and buckling strength for plate and shell were compared. Then the differences of global strength calculation methods in these codes were studied. It can be found that these three codes are similar in yield and buckling strength assessment for individual structural members, but there are great differences in checking of buckling strength for plat panels and cylindrical shells.
Keywords :
buckling; building standards; construction components; design engineering; offshore installations; plates (structures); shells (structures); structural engineering; structural panels; yield strength; American Bureau of Shipping; American Petroleum Institute; DNV design codes; Det Norske Veritas; buckling strength; cylindrical shells; global strength assessment; offshore platforms; panels; plates; structural members; yield strength; Earthquakes; Educational institutions; Floods; Loading; Plastics; Stress; code; comparison; global strength; offshore platform;
Conference_Titel :
Electrical and Control Engineering (ICECE), 2011 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Yichang
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8162-0
DOI :
10.1109/ICECENG.2011.6057773
