Technology transfer from offshore to onshore structures

The Steel Construction Institute has been involved in a variety of initiatives with the offshore industry to develop guidance for the protection of offshore topside structures against fires and explosions. The design of topside structures to resist hydrocarbon fires and explosions necessitates consi...

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Published in:Structural engineer (London, England : 1988) England : 1988), 2003-03, Vol.81 (6), p.15-16
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:The Steel Construction Institute has been involved in a variety of initiatives with the offshore industry to develop guidance for the protection of offshore topside structures against fires and explosions. The design of topside structures to resist hydrocarbon fires and explosions necessitates consideration of a range of issues not normally addressed by the designer. This article gives an overview of some of the key issues that have been studied in several sponsored R and D projects and by the Fire and Blast Information Group (FABIG). While these developments have been carried out for application to offshore structures, they are also relevant to onshore structures. Technology that can be transferred most readily for use in the design of onshore structures includes: elevated temperature material property design data for use in fire engineering; high strain rate material property design data for use in explosion resistant design; analysis techniques for explosion design.
ISSN:1466-5123