Abstract: The development of a vortex induced vibration (VIV) fatigue factor of safety (FoS) consistent with stateoftheart industry design practice is cast within the coherent framework of reliability analysis. The proposed methodology ...

Abstract: Offshore drilling risers and many production risers are top-tensioned risers (TTRs), connecting the vessel and seabed via joints. External loads such as currents, waves, and vessel motions introduce cyclic loads and motions ...