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Design Appraisal for Offshore Structures

Yeramilli Srinivas Lead structural engineer

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Design Appraisal Methods


Design Appraisal by review of client design reports Design Appraisal by Independent analysis

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Design appraisal types


VERIFICATION WITHIN A REGULATORTY FRAME WORK THIRD PARTY COMPLIANCE REVIEW CERTIFICATE OF FITNESS (COP)

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VERIFICATION

Purpose: to safeguard personnel by avoiding major accidents Scheme operated by Duty Holder Safety Case

SCEs
Performance Requirements/standards Verification/suitability Statement

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3rd Party Compliance Review


Purpose: to undertake an agreed scope of design review. Scope defined by Client Assessed to client specification

LR DAD or Report.

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Certificate of Fitness (CoF)


Purpose: to ensure the integrity of the installation Scheme operated by LR on behalf of Regulator Standards and Regulatory requirements

Design Review + Offshore Survey


Certificate of Fitness

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Design appraisal of the following structures


Fixed offshore jacket Topside structures Tripod systems and bridges

Near shore structures such as jetties

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Design appraisal for inplace conditions for verification


Inplace Analysis Fatigue Analysis Earthquake Analysis

Boat Impact analysis


Blast Analysis Push over analysis

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Software's used for independent analysis


SACS Structural analysis computer system STAAD PRO Structural analysis software USFOS for non-linear Analysis

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Design appraisal for installation conditions for third party review jobs

Loadout Sea Transportation Lift

Upend
On-bottom stability Docking

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Design Appraisal of Life extension of platforms


Design appraisal by Review of documents Design appraisal by independent analysis

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Primary Documents required for Review


Up to date weight control report Up to date metocean report Geotechnical report

Up to date inspection reports of platforms for scour depths , member damage , corrosion , marine growth and fatigue cracks , CP measurements.

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Primary Analysis required for review for life extension


Inplace analysis Fatigue analysis Ship Impact analysis

Redundancy analysis
Push over anlysis

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Design appraisal flow chart

Documents/Drawings, as identified by LR, issued at AFD and submitted by Designers

LR Design Team review documents

Designer accepts or provides additional comments

Comment

LR comments/approval, including status, submitted on a Comment Response Sheet (CRS)

Approved

CRS Closed out

New CRS cycle if required

Designer responds on CRS

LR closes out CRS or reviews additional comments

Closed-out CRS passed to Site Surveyor to check that any changes have been incorporated in Site Drawings

November 11-14, 2012 Adipec

November 11-14, 2012 Adipec

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