This Offshore Structure Design, Construction & Maintenance training course will explore the core principles behind all types of fixed offshore structures, focusing particularly on the design and application of fixed platforms. The goal is to equip participants with a comprehensive understanding of offshore platform design, construction, and risk-based maintenance, including an overview of the theoretical concepts and engineering methods involved in the design of fixed offshore platforms.
Key topics covered in this Offshore Structure Design,Construction & Maintenance training course include:
- Case studies from the petroleum industry
- Relevant codes, standards, and technical practices
- Emerging trends in integrity management systems
- Engineering challenges and common pitfalls during construction
- The use of pushover structure analysis techniques
- ROV underwater inspection methods and the design of Cathodic Protection (CP) systems
By the end of this Offshore Structure Design, Construction & Maintenance training course, participants will have a solid understanding of:
- An overview of offshore steel structure design
- The structure and design of offshore platforms
- The types of loads that affect offshore structure platforms
- Modern risk-based inspection techniques for maintenance planning of fleet platforms
- The fabrication and construction processes, including methods for controlling these stages
- How to assess existing offshore structure platforms
- The design principles behind Cathodic Protection (CP) systems
This Energy Offshore Structure Design, Construction & Maintenance training course will utilise a variety of proven adult learning techniques to ensure maximum understanding, comprehension and retention of the information presented. The daily workshops will be highly interactive and participative. The illustration will depend on videos and photos.
In addition to the traditional lecture delivery, the course delivery emphasizes the use of group discussions and actual design problems in order to ensure participants can put the newly learned concepts to use.
- Increase awareness of improved offshore structure design practices
- Optimize the organization’s maintenance budget through innovative maintenance strategies
- Boost offshore project performance by learning about the latest technologies and their practical applications in real-world offshore projects
- Contribute to the long-term success of oil and gas offshore projects by introducing ideas to enhance sustainability
- Improve the trainee's offshore design capabilities
- Expand knowledge on the latest design and execution phases
- Strengthen skills in maintenance strategies
- Enhance the ability to improve the quality throughout all stages of platform installation
This Energy training course is suitable to a wide range of professional structural engineers who are interested in learning about offshore structure design, construction and maintenance:
- Design Structural Engineers
- Supervision Engineer
- Planners
- Steel Fabricator
- Construction Engineers
- Project Engineers
Day One: Introduction
- Introduction to types of offshore platforms
- Planning, operational and environmental considerations
- Platform types
- Design criteria and procedures
- Different types of fixed offshore structure
- Loading conditions
- Design loads
- Fabrication and installation forces
Day Two: Structure Steel Design
- Allowable stresses for cylindrical members
- Strength of tubular joints
- Simple joints
- Grouted joints
- Fatigue design
- Fatigue analysis
Day Three: Soil Investigation and Design of Foundation
- Classification of the soil and boreholes
- Field tests of the soil
- Shear strength and consolidation
- Pile capacity for axial compression loads
- Pile group action
- Shallow foundatio
Day Four: Steel Construction and Maintenance
- Material and sections of steel structure
- Installation and transportation
- Pile installation
- Superstructure installation
- Pushover Analysis
- Pipeline Subsea Installation
Day Five: Offshore Structure Integrity
- Structural reliability
- Load out transportation & installation
- Structure integrity principal
- Cathodic protection design and anode retrofit
- Risk based maintenance and ROV inspection technique