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U.K.DEPARTMENTOF ENERGY(OEn)<br />

AMERICANPETROLEUMINSTITUTE<br />

GENERALCONSIDERATIONS<br />

o Fatiguelife Life*~Servlce Life Life> 2x Serv~ceLife<br />

o FatigueLoading<br />

o FatigueAnalyslsjDes~gn<br />

All cyclicloads(Ref.21.2.1OC) (Ref.5.2.5)<br />

- SimplifiedMethod No Yes,allowablestressmethod<br />

appl~cableto Gulfof~exlco (GOM)<br />

(Ref.5.1.1)<br />

- DetailedAnalysis Recommended Recommendedfor:<br />

waterdepth~400 ~t (122m),or<br />

* lifeshouldnotbe 620years - platformperiod> 3 see,or<br />

andan additionalfactoron - environmentharsherthanGOM<br />

Ilfeis recommendedwhen (Ref.5.1.2)<br />

structuralredundancyis<br />

ln~dequate(Ref.21.2.10f)<br />

DETERMINATIONOF STRESSES<br />

o Ob.ject~ve To determinecycl~cstressranges To determineCYCIICstresses<br />

(j.e.,meanstressesare neglected- properlyaccountingactualj<br />

Ref.21.2.11)<br />

distributionof waveenergyover<br />

entirefrequencyrange,spectral<br />

analysistechniquesare recommended.<br />

o Modeling No spectficreference Spaceframeanalysistoobtaln<br />

structuralresponseandstress<br />

distribution(Includlngdynnmlc<br />

effects)<br />

o Analysis A detailedfatigueanalyslsallowln9 Typically,spectralanalysisto<br />

eachcrltlcalareato be considered. determinestressresponsefor each<br />

sea state.<br />

J<br />

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Figure4-7 Comparisonof Recommendations<br />

U.K.GuidanceNotesandAPI RP 2A

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