Fixed Offshore Platforms: Structural Design for Fire Resistance
In the event of a major fire incident, it is our principal objective to be able to maintain the fixed offshore platforms integrity for an adequate period of time to perform critical task such as platform shutdown, fire-fighting response, disembarkation, etc, whiles allowing evacuation of operation and maintenance personnel. Protecting people from injuries is linked to designing structures. Structures should be designed to withstand loads without creating dangerous fragments or falling down during any fire incident. The fixed offshore platform must be able to sustain its safety functions for a required performance time, if subjected to fire and hydrocarbon explosion damage. This book Provides an understanding of structural design of a fixed offshore platform to withstand fire and explosion. Calculation of design load conditions such as fire and hydrocarbon explosion load on an offshore facility. Discusses the design methodology and design requirements. Addresses importa