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Technology
Assessment & Research (TA&R) Program
| Project
Number |
258 |
| Date of Summary |
March 31, 1997 |
| Subject |
API Benchmark Structure |
| Performing Activity |
PMB Engineering |
| Principal Investigator |
Dan Dolan |
| Contracting Agency |
Minerals Management Service |
| Estimated Completion |
Complete |
| Description |
This is a Joint
Industry Project (JIP). The purpose of this project was to develop a procedure using the
results obtained from the initial project for the ultimate strength analysis of offshore
steel-jacket platforms. |
| Progress |
An example of the
structural modeling and application of API RP2A Section 17 process was developed. This can
be used by engineers to become more familiar with the process and verify software
accuracy. This application uses a single 4-leg jacket Gulf of Mexico drilling/production
platform. The platform is located in 157 feet of water. The report includes all of the
information that needed for a complete assessment of the platform. |
Reports |
AA
(228 pages)
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Benchmark Ultimate Strength
Analysis-Sample Application of API RP 2A, Section 17, submitted by PMB Engineering, Inc.,
San Francisco, California, September 1997. |
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AB
(133 pages)
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Benchmark Ultimate Strength
Analysis-Trial Application of API RP 2A, Section 17, Volume I- Summary Report submitted by
PMB Engineering, Inc., San Francisco, California, December 1994. |
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