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Offshore Standard DNV-<strong>OS</strong>-<strong>C501</strong>, November 2013<br />
Sec.6 Failure mechanisms and design criteria – Page 128<br />
14 High / low temperature / fire<br />
14.1 General<br />
14.1.1 The effects of fire and high/low temperature shall be considered by using the appropriate material<br />
properties as described in Sec.4 and Sec.5 within the design criteria described in this section.<br />
14.1.2 High temperatures and fire may introduce changes in the material, even if no other design criteria are<br />
violated. The following shall be considered as a minimum:<br />
— melting<br />
— burning<br />
— removal of material<br />
— phase transitions<br />
14.1.3 Specific requirements to fire performance are not given in this standard. These requirements shall be<br />
obtained from other codes or regulations covering the application.<br />
14.1.4 Composite structures usually need special fire protection to fulfil fire performance requirements.<br />
Special care shall be taken to ensure that the insulation works properly, including joints and attachments. The<br />
joints should remain tight in a fire and insulation should not detach.<br />
15 Resistance to explosive decompression<br />
15.1 Materials<br />
15.1.1 Materials that are exposed to fluids under high pressure tend to absorb some fluid. If the pressure is<br />
removed rapidly (rapid decompression) the fluid inside the material wants to expand and wants to diffuse out<br />
of the material. If the material's structure does not allow the fluid to move out rapidly, or if the molecular<br />
strength of the material is not strong enough to contain the expanding fluid, severe microscopic damage may<br />
happen to the material.<br />
15.1.2 The resistance of a material to the effects of rapid decompression shall be tested experimentally, if<br />
relevant. Tests shall be carried out at two pressure levels: The maximum expected pressure and the low typical<br />
service pressure.<br />
Guidance note:<br />
The reason to test at two pressures is based on the two effects interacting during a rapid decompression scenario:<br />
Diffusion and Molecular strength.<br />
15.2 Interfaces<br />
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15.2.1 Similar to the effect observed in materials, fluids can accumulate between interfaces of materials with<br />
different diffusion constants. A rapid reduction of pressure may destroy the interface, because the fluid wants<br />
to expand. In the case of liners or thin materials, the liner may deform substantially, buckle, or even crack.<br />
15.2.2 The designer should think about venting arrangements in the structure to avoid the build-up of fluids in<br />
interfaces.<br />
15.2.3 The resistance of an interface to the effects of rapid decompression shall be tested at the maximum<br />
expected pressure, unless it can be shown that venting arrangements prevent the build-up of fluids.<br />
16 Special aspects related to sandwich structures<br />
16.1 General<br />
16.1.1 Sandwich structures are built of a light weight core embedded between two faces (or skins). Design<br />
criteria are discussed for skins, cores and the core skin interface.<br />
16.2 Failure of sandwich faces<br />
16.2.1 The same general design criteria as discussed above apply.<br />
16.2.2 Both faces shall be checked for failure, since they may be exposed to different stress states.<br />
16.3 Failure of the sandwich core<br />
16.3.1 Many core materials show plastic behaviour. If yielding cannot be accepted in the sandwich structure<br />
the yield criterion under [6] shall be applied.<br />
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