Design of offshore concrete structures

Written by experienced professionals, this book provides a state-of-the -art account of the construction of offshore concrete structures. It describes the construction process and includes : concept definition , project management , detailed design and quality assurance , simplified analyses and detailed design.

Preface. 1: State of the art. Historical overview. Design concepts. Development of concrete material. Design 6. Construction methods. Rules and Regulations. Quality Assurance. Durability. Competitiveness. Removal. Demolition. Recycling. Spin-off effects. 2: Concept definition and project organisation. Objectives. Introduction. Project Management. Work during Early Phases of a Project. The Concept Definition Phase. Project Organisation Phase. Appendix 2A. 3: Simplified analyses. Introduction 56. Analysis activities. Classification of load effects. Gravity base structures. Floating structures. Ship impact 97. Non-linear geometric effects. 4: Global analyses. Objective. Linear finite element methods. From linear analysis to design. Post-processsing. Non-linear analyses. Verification. 5: Design 137. Typical structures and structural parts. Design documents. Design procedures. Reinforcement. 6: Quality assurance. Introduction 181. Basic requirements for quality assurance. Quality assurance in engineering and design of concrete structures. Appendices 6.1-6.7. 7: Verification of design. Introduction 214. Norwegian Petroleum Directorate requirements. Level of verification. External verification. Budgeting, reporting and follow-up of non-conformances. Requirements concerning qualifications. Scope of verification activity.

'Provides a useful checklist of design items that need to be addressed.'- Concrete January 2001

'...state-of-the-art account of the construction of offshore concrete structures...' Current Engineering Practice 2001