FEMA approaches in seismic assessment of jacket platforms (case study: Ressalat jacket of Persian gulf)

• Published in: Journal of constructional steel research Vol. 65; no. 10; pp. 1979 - 1986
• Main Authors: Golafshani, Ali Akbar, Tabeshpour, Mohammad Reza, Komachi, Younes
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.10.2009
• Subjects: Jacket offshore platform; Pushover analysis; Seismic assessment; ISW, Arabian Sea, Persian Gulf; Jacket offshore platform; Seismic assessment; Pushover analysis

The assessment of existing platforms under past environmental (wave, wind, current and etc.) loads and probable future loads (earthquake) is a relatively new process and has not yet been standardized as the design has. This lack of standardization creates some difficulty in establishing performance...