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The Interim Guidance Notes (IGN) was the first reference document for
the design and protection of topside structures against fires and
explosions. It was published in 1992 following Phase 1 of the JIP on
Blast and Fire Engineering for Topside Structures (BFETS).
The FABIG Technical Notes complement and update the IGN. They
are widely used throughout the oil and gas industry and are the only
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available documents that provide step-by-step procedures and worked
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The IGN and Technical Notes are listed below (FABIG members can Events
download them for free and non-members can contact us to purchase Knowledge Centre
them). Some of the FABIG Technical Notes have also been translated
into Chinese, and these versions are also available below.
FABIG Technical Guidance (in English)
IGN Interim Guidance Notes for the Design and Read more
Protection of Topside Structures against Explosion
and Fire
Technical Note 14 Design of Low to Medium Rise Buildings against Read more
External Explosions
Technical Note 13 Design Guidance for Hydrocarbon Fires Read more
Technical Note 12 Vapour Cloud Development in Over-filling Incidents Read more
Technical Note 11 Fire Loading and Structural Response Read more
Technical Note 10 An Advanced SDOF Model for Steel Members Read more
Subject to Explosion Loading: Material Rate
Sensitivity
Technical Note 09 Human Factors Guide Read more
Technical Note 08 Protection of Piping Systems subject to Fires and Read more
Explosions
Technical Note 07 Simplified Methods for Analysis of Response to Read more
Dynamic Loading
Technical Note 06 Design Guide for Steel at Elevated Temperatures Read more
and High Strain Rates
Technical Note 05 Design Guide for Stainless Steel Blast Walls Read more
Technical Note 04 Explosion Resistant Design of Offshore Structures Read less
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PDF document of: Explosion Resistant Design of Offshore Structures
Where gas explosions represent a credible risk, platform
topsides have to be designed to withstand explosion loading.
There are two aspects to consider: firstly loading on the
structure and secondly loading and effect on equipment. This
technical note deals principally with the first aspect but is also
relevant to the second because the performance of the
structure, e.g. deflection and acceleration, affects the equipment
mounted on it. It is also relevant to the evaluation of the strength
and deformation capacity of the equipment items themselves,
e.g. pipes and vessels.
This Technical Note covers both design of new platforms and
reassessment of existing structures and is designed to
supplement Sections 3.5 and 5.4.4 of the Interim Guidance
Notes (IGN's).
Several methodologies are presented: from simple hand
methods to complex non-linear finite element analysis (NLFEA)
for determining ultimate strength. In practice a mixture of
methods will be used on a given installation. For new designs
the emphasis will be on the simpler methods but for structural
reassessment it will often be necessary to quantify strength
reserve and for this more complex methods of analysis may be
required.
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Technical Note 03 Use of Ultimate Strength Techniques for Fire Read more
Resistant Design of Offshore Structures
Technical Note 02 Explosion Mitigation Systems Read more
Technical Note 01 Fire Resistant Design of Offshore Topside Read more
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