Abstract: A systems approach is presented for fatigue reliability analysis of offshore platforms. The probability of fatigue crack occurrence in individual structural joints is considered. A nomograph relating deterministic fatigue ...

Abstract: A method is developed for calculating the probability of progressive collapse due to fatigue for structural systems in which members are connected in parallel and for parallel member systems connected in series. Formulation ...

Abstract: A study supported by the American Petroleum Institute established that load and resistance factor design offers improvement in design and is supported by credible data, can yield improved designs ...

Abstract: A platform complex in the North Sea is used to illustrate development of reliability acceptance criteria. For platforms in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea, reliability acceptance criteria ...

Abstract: An assessment of three offshore platforms in the Valhall field of the North Sea is described in this paper. Ultimate strength and reliability analyses were performed for the jacket-type platforms ...