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Offshore Engineering: An Overview of Types and Loadings on Structures

A S Kharade1 and S V Kapadiya2
1.Department of Civil Engineering, TKIET, Warananagar, India
2.Department of Civil Engineering, TKIET, Warananagar, India

Abstract—Since the 1970s a need for deep water structure that would exploit energy resources such as oil and natural gas has arisen. Depending upon the depth of the sea water and as per the requirement, various types of platforms are designed. When deep water combines with hostile weather condition, necessary conventional fixed offshore structures require excessive physical dimensions to obtain the stiffness and strength. The study considers some important forces such as wind, ocean wave’s buoyant forces, current loading and marine growth. Accurate prediction of the wave loadings on the structures is extremely important for design purpose for that software's are introduced. Software analysis of the structure in every possible manner gives a desirable result which helps in designing the structure. Each part of the structure is simulated by considering actual and environmental loads on it. This paper highlights the engineering behind offshore structures through types and different loading conditions.

Keywords: Offshore, Wave loading, Wind loading, Forces, Oil and gas, Load simulation

Cite: A S Kharade and S V Kapadiya, "Offshore Engineering: An Overview of Types and Loadings on Structures," International Journal of Structural and Civil Engineering Research, vol. 3, no. 2, pp. 16-28, 2014.