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Offshore Standard DNV-<strong>OS</strong>-<strong>C501</strong>, November 2013<br />

Sec.3 Design input – Page 35<br />

10.1.4 The time history of all quantities that characterise environmental conditions (e.g. temperature,<br />

humidity) shall be documented for each phase during the design life of the structure.<br />

10.1.5 The time history of all environments has to be documented for the entire life of the product. Time<br />

histories and characteristic values shall be established according to the same principles as described for load in<br />

Sec.1.<br />

10.1.6 Different environmental values are defined in this standard:<br />

— the characteristic value<br />

— the sustained value.<br />

Guidance note:<br />

The definition of the different load values is summarised in Table 3-4. The detailed definition presented in the relevant<br />

chapters shall be used.<br />

Table 3-4 Definition of the different load values<br />

Designation Definition To be used for<br />

Characteristic value Extreme value with return period of 100 years Check of Ultimate Limit States<br />

Sustained value Average value over a long period Long-term degradation of material properties<br />

Fatigue value Only for loads<br />

Accidental value Same as characteristic value<br />

For example: when considering temperature as an environment, the following values can be defined:<br />

- Sustained environmental value corresponding to the average temperature<br />

- Extreme environmental value corresponding to the maximum temperature<br />

- Accidental environmental value corresponding to a fire situation<br />

- Fatigue environmental values corresponding temperature fluctuations imposing thermal stress fluctuations in the<br />

material<br />

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10.1.7 The notion of fatigue value for the environment is not considered in this chapter. If the environment<br />

impose indirect fatigue loads on the structure, e.g. cyclic thermal stresses, these loads should be considered<br />

according to [9].<br />

10.1.8 The notion of accidental value is not used in this standard. It shall be decided whether the product<br />

should be designed for a given accidental event (e.g. fire, chemicals leakage) or whether it should not de<br />

designed for it and protected against it by other means (e.g. chemical protection structure around the product).<br />

10.1.9 Different types of loads and environment shall be combined. Depending on which load and<br />

environment values are combined, different load and environmental conditions are defined. These different<br />

load and environmental conditions define the different design cases to be considered. These design cases are<br />

described in Sec.3 [11].<br />

10.2 Effects of the environment on the material properties<br />

10.2.1 All possible changes of material properties due to the effect of the environment shall be considered.<br />

Guidance note:<br />

The following interactions should be considered:<br />

- temperature: variation of the mechanical properties (stiffness, strength…)<br />

- exposure to water (salinity / corrosion, marine fouling…)<br />

- exposure to humidity<br />

- exposure to chemicals<br />

- exposure to UV<br />

- exposure to other radiation<br />

- erosion.<br />

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10.2.2 The degradation of material properties caused by the environmental conditions is described in Sec.4 [5]<br />

(laminate) and Sec.5 [5] (sandwich structures).<br />

10.2.3 The environmental conditions that shall be used for the determination of time-dependent material<br />

properties are described in Sec.3 [11.3].<br />

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