DANSK INGENIORFORENING’S CODE OF PRACTICE FOR PILE-SUPPORTED OFFSHORE STEEL STRUCTURES 1. EDITION APRIL 1983 DANSK STANDARD DS 449 TRANSLATION EDITION SEPTEMBER 1984TRANSLATION into English of Dansk Ingeniorforening’s Code of Practice for PILE-SUPPORTED OFFSHORE STEEL STRUCTURES September 1984 Translation of Dansk Standard DS 449 TEKNISK FORLAG NORMSTYRELSENS PUBLIKATIONER NP-162-TPreface to the translation into English of Dansk Ingeniorforening’s NORM FOR PAILEFUNDEREDE OFFSHORE STALKONSTRUK- TIONER, 1. udgave april 1983, Dansk Standard DS 449. This code, together with DS 409, DS 410, DS 412, and DS 415 forms the com- mon basis for the design and construction of pile-supported offshore steel structures in the Danish sector of the North Sea. The code is a set of requirements which aims to secure a reason- able standard for offshore platforms for hydrocarbon production. The requirements coever actions, materials, design requirements in respect of safety, construction including protection against corro- sion, transportation, installation, and inspection. The design requirements are based on safety evaluation using the partial safety coefficient method. Where appropriate the requirements of the code are supplement- ed with non-mandatory guidelines stating examples of applicable methods and supplementary comments or references. Supplementary comments are given in Annex A - F in a separate volume. ‘The present translation has been prepared for information only. Only the original Danish edition is approved and, where the code is prescribed, only the current Danish edition will be applicable. The Danish edition came into force 1 April 1983. Copyright © Dansk Ingeniorforening 1984. DIF-Ref. No. NP-162-T. Dansk Ingenigrforening’s codes of practice and related publications are published by Normstyrelsen (the steering committee of DIF’s codes of practice organisa- tion) through Teknisk Forlag, Skelbaekgade 4, DK-1717 Copenhagen V, Telephone (01) 216801. ISBN 87-571-0838-2