Publisher's Synopsis
The superstructure of an offshore platform appears at first sight as a large monolith, but in fact these structures comprise a complexity of separate sub-assemblies or modules supported on one another, seemingly at random. However, in final service the installed modules must all act compositely together with the platform substructure. The central issue in questions of the structural integrity of modular superstructures is the way in which functional and environmental loadings on the modules are transmitted down into the platform support structure. This design guide for offshore engineers develops a method of superstructure analysis in accordance with the new API RP2A requirements and explains the significance of the various interaction phenomena.
