OS-C501
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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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