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Technology
Assessment & Research (TA&R) Program
| Project
Number |
170 |
| Date of Summary |
March 31, 1994 |
| Subject |
Improved Means of Offshore
Platform Fire Resistance |
| Performing Activity |
University of California at Berkeley |
| Principal Investigator |
Mr. Robert G. Bea & Mr.
William E. Gale & Mr. Robert B. Williamson |
| Contracting Agency |
Minerals Management Service |
| Estimated Completion |
Complete |
| Description |
The objective was to
develop risk-based design guidelines for protecting offshore structures from explosions
and fire. The most predominate cause of structural failure on offshore platforms is
ductile collapse from exposure to fire. Most design codes focus on developing adequate
structural resistance for various combinations of environmental and operational loads
accounting for cyclic-loading effects (fatigue), etc., but largely neglect platform
performance under fire conditions. Fire loads on a structural system impose a progressive
limit state that can be characterized in terms of a heat-flux level and thermal
robustness. Residual fire strength design capacity necessary to meet fire performance
targets can be established, thereby allowing designers to achieve structural designs with
quantified inherent levels of fire resistance. This, in turn, will allow designers to
better define required mitigation measures, such as fire resistive coatings, in order to
sustain platform utility. This is a joint effort between the American Petroleum Institute
and the U.S. Coast Guard. |
| Progress |
Complete |
Reports |
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AA (1.72
MB PDF) |
Bea, R. G., Williamson, R. B.,
Gale, W. E., Improved Means of Offshore Platform Fire Resistance, Report on Task 1 --
Define and Characterize the Offshore Fire Program, College of Engineering, University of
California, Berkeley, California, November 2, 1991. |
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AB (13.89
MB PDF) |
Gale, W. E., Bea, R. G.,
Williamson, R. B., FLAIM - Fire and Life Safety Assessment and Indexing Methodology: A
Methodology for Assessing and Managing Fire and Life Safety for Offshore Production
Platforms, Final Report, College of Engineering, University of California, Berkeley,
California, January 1994. |
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