By Subrata Chakrabarti
* every one bankruptcy is written through a number of invited world-renowned experts
* details supplied in convenient reference tables and layout charts
* various examples exhibit how the speculation defined within the publication is utilized within the layout of structures
Tremendous strides were made within the final many years within the development of offshore exploration and creation of minerals. This ebook fills the necessity for a realistic reference paintings for the cutting-edge in offshore engineering. the entire simple history fabric and its program in offshore engineering is roofed. specific emphasis is put within the program of the speculation to useful difficulties. It comprises the sensible elements of the offshore constructions with convenient layout courses, basic description of a number of the elements of the offshore engineering and their features.
The basic objective of the booklet is to supply the real functional elements of offshore engineering with out going into the nitty-gritty of the particular targeted layout.
· presents all of the very important sensible points of ocean engineering with no going into the ‘nitty-gritty' of tangible layout info·
· uncomplicated to take advantage of - with convenient layout courses, references tables and charts·
· a variety of examples display how thought is utilized within the layout of structures
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This record-breaking structure was followed by other platforms including Cerveza and Cerveza Liguera (935 ft,/285 m), Pompano (1290 ft/393 m) and the current record holder Bullwinkle Platform. The single piece Bullwinkle jacket weighs 49,375 tons and was installed at a site with 1350 ft (412 m) water depth in 1988. The initial deck weight for Bullwinkle was 2033 tons. Four thousand tons were added in 1996 to accommodate more production. 000 tons. 3 Gravity Base Structures Offshore structures that are placed on the seafloor and held in place by their weight are called gravity structures.
A platform consisting of a simple square deck weighing 2000 tons and a 40 ft diameter cylindrical shell column is selected to illustrate the stability characteristics. It is assumed that the keel is 200 ft below the water surface and the column is divided into four compartments. Since inertia of the column about its own centreline is of limited value, to obtain a positive metacentric height, the centre of gravity must be below the centre of buoyancy. When the ballast water alone cannot yield a positive metacentre, the lowest compartment needs to be filled with heavy metals.
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