Finite Element Analysis for Structural Performance of Offshore Platforms under Environmental Loads

Abstract:

Offshore structures for oil and gas exploitation are subjected to various ocean environmental phenomena which can cause highly nonlinear action effects. Offshore structures should be designed for severe environmental loads and strict requirements should set for the optimum performance. The structural design requirements of an offshore platform subjected to wave induced forces and moments in the jacket can play a major role in the design of the offshore structures. For an economic and reliable design; good estimation of wave loadings are essential. The structure is discretized using the finite element method, wave force is determined according to linearized Morison equation. Hydrodynamic loading on horizontal and vertical tubular members and the dynamic response of fixed offshore structure together with the distribution of displacement, axial force and bending moment along the leg are investigated for regular and extreme conditions, where the structure should keep production capability in conditions of the one year return period wave and must be able to survive the 100 year return period storm conditions. The results show that the nonlinear response analysis is quite crucial for safe design and operation of offshore platform. Fixed Jacket type offshore platforms under extreme wave loading conditions may exhibit significant nonlinear behavior. The effect of current with different angles when hitting the offshore structure with the wave and wind forces, is very important for calculate the stress, the response displacement and deformation shapes. As the current increase or decrease the effect of wave force according to the hitting angle of current.

• Periodical: Key Engineering Materials (Volumes 569-570)
• Pages: 159-166
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.569-570.159
• Online since: July 2013
• Authors: Shehata E. Abdel Raheem, Elsayed M.A. Abdel Aal
• Keywords: Damage, Environmental Loads, Finite Element, Offshore, Wave-Structure Interaction

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