1.

INTRODUCTION
The jacket is provided with a leg protector member of diameter 508mm and 25mm thickness positioned at
at an extended distance of 1.5m from the jacket. In this sheet the maximum impact load that can be taken
by the leg protector is estimated. The load is considered at one third length between the supports of the
vertical post.
2. DESIGN ASSUMPTIONS
2.1 The leg protectors are checked using MATHCAD spreadsheet for the local stress caused by in-service
loading.

2.2 Design checks are performed according to AISC - Specification for Structural Steel Buildings, Allowable
Stress Design
3. MATERIAL PROPERTIES
Yield Strength Fy := 345  MPa

Poission Ratio := 0.3

Young's Modulus 5
E := 2.10  10  MPa

Shear Modulus 4
G := 8  10 MPa

kg
Density p := 7850 3
m
Corrosion C r := 10mm

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 4. ESTIMATING MAXIMUM IMPACT LOAD

Diameter of the leg protector D o := 508mm

Effective diameter of the leg protector D := D o - 2C r = 488  mm

Thickness of the leg protector t o := 25mm

Effective thickness of the leg protector t := t o - C r = 15  mm

Length of the critical span Lb := 4.75m

2 2 2
 D - ( D - 2  t )
Cross Sectional Area (overall) 4
A :=  = 2.229  10  mm
4
 D 4 - ( D - 2  t ) 4
Moment of Inertia I :=    = 6.24  108  mm4
 64 
I 6 3
Section modulus of leg protector Zp := = 2.557  10  mm
D
 
2
The vessel impact is at one-third height of the post. Since the leg protector is replacable, it can be
designed to the full yield strength.

Let the impact force on the post be Fi

Allowable bending stress bend := 345MPa

Maximum bending moment on the member M max := bend  Zp = 882.268  kN  m

The impact force can be back calculated based on the fact that the the impact is at 1/3 rd height of the
post and assuming the member fails by bending
Mmax
Maximum Impact Force Fi := = 835.833  kN
 2 L 
 9 b
 

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 2  Fi
Maximum shear force on the member R max := = 557.222  kN
3
R max
Maximum shear stress shear := = 49.998  MPa
0.5A

Allowable bending stress all := 0.4  Fy = 138  MPa

shear
Unity check for shear UCs := = 0.362
all

Unity check result

Check s := "NOT OK"
"OK" if UCs < 1

Check s = "OK"

5 3
10   Fi  Lb
3
Maximum member deflection 1 := = 12.106  mm
729E  I

Lb
Allowable deflection all := = 13.194  mm
360

Check defl := "OK" if all  1

Deflection check
"NOT OK" otherwise

Deflection check result Check defl = "OK"

5. CONCLUSION
The maximum impact load that can be taken by the leg protector was found to be 835kN.

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