Marine Structural Design Calculations

• Calculations are based on industry code and standards such as American Society of Civil Engineers and American Society of Mechanical Engineers
• Complete chapter on modeling using SACS software and PDMS software
• Includes over 300 marine structural construction and design calculations
• Worked-out examples and case studies are provided throughout the book
• Includes a number of checklists, design schematics and data tables

Readership
Civil Engineers, Structural Engineers, and Offshore Structural Engineers

Table of contents
Dedication
About the Author
Preface
1. Introduction to Offshore Structures
1.1 Introduction
1.2 History of offshore structures
1.3 Overview of field development
1.4 Types of offshore platforms
1.5 Types of offshore structures
Further reading
2. Engineering Management for Marine Structures
2.1 Overview of field development
2.2 FEED engineering phase
2.3 Detail engineering phase
2.4 Engineering design management
Further reading
3. Offshore Structures’ Loads and Strength
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Gravity load
3.3 Wind load
3.4 Offshore loads
3.5 Earthquake load
3.6 Ice loads
3.7 Other loads
3.8 Design for ultimate limit state
3.9 Collision events
3.10 Material strength
3.11 Cement grout
Further reading
4. Offshore structures design
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Guide for preliminary design
4.3 Structure analysis
4.4 Dynamic structure analysis
4.5 Cylinder member strength
4.6 Tubular joint design
4.7 Fatigue analysis
4.8 Topside design
4.9 Bridges
4.10 Vortex-induced vibration
Further reading
5. Helidecks and boat landing design
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Helideck design
5.3 Design load conditions
5.4 Boat landing design
5.5 Riser guard
Further reading
6. Geotechnical data and piles design
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Geotechnical investigation
6.3 Soil tests
6.4 In-situ testing
6.5 Soil properties
6.6 Pile foundations
6.7 Pile wall thickness
6.8 Pile drivability analysis
6.9 Soil investigation report
6.10 Composite pile
6.11 Mud mat design
Further reading
7. Construction and installation lifting analysis
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Construction procedure
7.3 Engineering the execution
7.4 Construction process
7.5 Installation process
7.6 Lifting analysis
Further reading
8. SACS Software
8.1 Introduction
8.2 In-place analysis
8.3 Defining member properties
8.4 Input the load data
8.5 Output data
8.6 Dynamic analysis
8.7 Seismic analysis
8.8 Collapse analysis
8.9 Loadout
8.10 Sea fastening
8.11 Fatigue analysis
8.12 Lifting analysis
8.13 Flotation and upbending
8.14 On-bottom stability
8.15 Launch analysis
8.16 Summary
8.17 Fatigue analysis
Appendix. Assignment
Index