A guide to the analysis and design of compliant offshore structures
that highlights a new generation of platforms
Offshore Compliant Platforms provides an authoritative guideto the
analysis and design of compliant offshore structures and puts the focus
on a new generation of platforms such as: triceratops, Buoyant Leg
Storage and Regasification platforms. Whilst the authors - noted experts
on the topic - include basic information on the conceptual development
of conventional platforms, the book presents detailed descriptions of
the design and development of new deep-water platforms.
The book describes the preliminary design of triceratops in ultra-deep
waters and presents a detailed analysis of environmental loads that are
inherent in offshore locations such as wave, wind and current. The new
methodology for the dynamic analysis of triceratops under ice loads,
predominantly in ice-covered regions, is also examined with detailed
parametric studies. In addition, the book covers the structural geometry
and the various methods of analysis for assessing the performance of any
other similar offshore platform under the special loads. A discussion of
the fatigue analysis and service life prediction is also included. This
important book:
- Includes the analysis and design of compliant offshore structures
with a focus on a new generation of platforms
- Examines the preliminary design of triceratops in ultra-deep waters
- Covers an analysis of environmental loads that are inherent in
offshore locations such as wave, wind and current
- Reviews the structural geometry and various methods of analysis for
assessing the performance of any other similar offshore platform under
special loads
- Discusses fatigue analysis and service life prediction
Written for engineers and researchers across engineering including
civil, mechanical, structural, offshore, ocean and naval architecture,
Offshore Compliant Platforms fills the need for a guide to new
offshore platforms that provides an understanding of the behaviour of
these structures under different loading conditions.
