Title:

LOADOUT ANALYSIS OF EXXON HARMONY JACKET

Abstract:

The loadout analysis of EXXON 'Harmony' jacket of an immense size requires a great deal of engineering efforts and computer time. to effecti ely perform an e!tensi e series of stress analysis" a ne# computer program has $een #ritten to deal #ith the %acket" $arge" skid#ay support and foundation as separate structural systems. The jacket" $arge" skid#ay support and foundation fle!i$ility matrices ha e $een condensed to those of interface nodes in $et#een separate systems and then the condensed matrices ha e $een com$ined to find reaction forces at interfaces. the reaction forces are then used as applied loads to perform stress analysis for each of structural system #ith uncondensed stiffness matri!. &arge $allast plans ha e $een de eloped and include the effect of $arge fle!i$ility.