Offshore Fixed Platforms Structural Integrity Excellence

This Offshore fixed platform: Structural Integrity Excellent course is an effective and efficient structural integrity management strategy is integral to your maintenance operations. A cost-effective strategy will have a have a positive impact on your reliability, availability and bottom-line.

This seminar will highlight some of the successful structural integrity management procedures and practical solutions performed on offshore fixed structures and offshore platforms. You will be shown case-studies emphasising best practices of several top performers. Proven techniques, approaches and methodologies will be discussed in depth in this 2-day event.

This seminar is highly valuable to mid to senior level structural engineers looking for innovative and cost-effectives techniques and approaches in life extension of offshore fixed structures.
 

This objective of this course is to provide professionals with a comprehensive set of core skills needed to manage structural integrity of steel offshore fixed structures. Practical experiences with proven record of effectiveness will be discussed. You will gain valuable knowledge of cost-effective solutions to your life extension challenges.

•    Senior structural integrity engineers
•    Structural engineering managers
•    Asset integrity managers
•    Structural engineers
•    Naval architect
•    Offshore engineers
 

Day 1
Part 1. Structural Integrity Management (SIM) strategies
•    General discussions on structural integrity management strategies
o    Guidelines and standards
o    Common approaches

•    Delivery models for structural integrity
o    Models used according to applications and types of structures

•    Structural integrity management for floaters, jackets and FPSOs. Similarities and differences
o    Recent advances according to type of analyses and general approaches according to the type structure

Part 2. Supporting theories
•    Principles of fracture mechanics
o    Fracture mechanics approaches and collapse analysis
o    Fatigue crack growth approaches and related uncertainties

•    Principles of probabilistic structural analysis
o    Theoretical background on probabilistic methods
o    Probabilistic fatigue analysis
o    Probabilistic fracture mechanics

•    Fatigue analysis of welded joints
o    Different approaches on fatigue analysis of welded structures
o    Recent advances on fatigue analysis of welded joints

•    Finite element method. Applications and pitfalls
o    General considerations and checking when performing FEA

Day 2
Part 1. Considerations for life extension
•    Data requirements and management
o    Data storing management
o    Type of useful data

•    Modifications regarding life extension of offshore structures
o    Common practices and important considerations

•    Smart engineering and effective inspection
o    Different NDT techniques
o    Cooperation between analysis and inspection
o    Probability of detection

Part 2. Other issues and case studies:
•    Structural impact of waves on deck
o    Case study: Outstanding Example of Life  Extension from Valhall (blt. mid 70s)
o    Case study: Eldfisk (blt. mid 70s)

•    Case study: Local design modification to increase lifetime
o    Example from Veslefrikk B (blt. 89)
o    Example from Trym (blt. 76)

•    Case study: Pitting corrosion and corrective actions
o    Example from Njord (blt. 98)

•    Online monitoring: Realistic expectations
o    Case study: Valhall (blt. mid 70s) online monitoring

•    Case study: Optimizing commercial values for customers (inspection planning and life extension)
o    Example of Fatigue Crack Growth Management on Veslefrikk B (blt. 89) *
o    Examples of Fatigue Crack Growth Management on Northern Producer (blt. 75) *

•    Case study: Vortex shedding and its influence on lifetime
o    Examples on assessing loss of support on conductors/caissons/risers
 
*Both Veslefrikk B and Northern Producer have had no further crack propagation after innovative analysis and treatments from Aker Solutions as being documented for a long time now. Statistical data are being recorded to prove these outstanding achievements.
 

Highly interactive presentation, case study and lots of discussions.

In-House Course Presentations

All our courses are available for in-house presentations in your organisations. These courses can be tailored to meet your specific requirements.

For further information, please contact us on +44 203 371 1310 / +6012 6869 628 or email us at  info@itrainingexpert.com

In-House Course Presentations

All our courses are available for in-house presentations in your organisations. These courses can be tailored to meet your specific requirements.

For further information, please contact us on +44 203 371 1310 / +6012 6869 628 or email us at  info@itrainingexpert.com

In-House Course Presentations

All our courses are available for in-house presentations in your organisations. These courses can be tailored to meet your specific requirements.

For further information, please contact us on +44 203 371 1310 / +6012 6869 628 or email us at  info@itrainingexpert.com