OMAE Specialty Symposium on FPSO Integrity

ABS Floating Production Installations

Guide Rule Change: FPSO Fatigue and
Strength Assessment
Ernesto Valenzuela
Haihong Sun

Jer-Fang Wu
Tuanjie Liu

Offshore Technology Department

American Bureau of Shipping
September 1, 2004

Overview

ABS SafeHull FPSO Concept

Enhancement for SafeHull FPSO

Enhancement for FPI Guide

ABS Guide for Buckling and Ultimate Strength

Assessment for Offshore Structures

New Development for FPSO Guide

ABS SafeHull for FPSO

Provides evaluation for strength & fatigue

assessment for FPSOs by
Considering actual trading history and site specific
wave environments
Applying ESF (Environmental Severity Factors) to
modify unrestricted service loads through "Sea
Environment Assessment System" (SEAS) Module
Incorporating loads/reactions from topsides
Determining plate renewal scantlings based on site
specific environment and owner specified corrosion
rate

Definition of ESFs

Environmental Severity Factor (ESF) is a

severity measure of historical or intended
environment relative to the unrestricted service
environment in terms of fatigue life and extreme
loads.
It is denoted by and in SafeHull-FPSO
system, respectively.

SafeHull FPSO Modules

Phase A

SEAS

3 Hold Model
V2
G1

3 .2
3.063
2.925
2.788
2.65
2.513
2.375
2.237
2 .1

SafeHull/FPSO

1.963

Phase B

1.825
1.688
1.55

Y
Z

X
O utput Set: E LE MENT P ROPE R TIES
Crit eria : T HICKNESS OR AREA

1.413
1.275
1.138
1.

SafeHull System Flowchart

T h e S a fe H u ll S y s te m
C o n s is t o f R u le s &
S o ftw a re P ro g ra m s

R u le s
G u id e fo r B u ild in g
a n d C la s s in g S te e l
V e s s e ls - 2 0 0 4

T a n k e rs
B u lk C a r r ie r s
C o n ta in e r S h ip s
FPSO s

S a fe H u ll P h a s e A
S a fe H u ll P h a s e B

F lo a tin g P r o d u c tio n
In s ta lla tio n (F P I) - 2 0 0 0
S u p p le m e n t 2 -2 0 0 3
S u p p le m e n t 3 - 2 0 0 4

S p e c tr a l-B a s e d F a tig u e
A n a ly s is fo r F lo a tin g
P r o d u c tio n , S to r a g e a n d
O fflo a d in g (F P S O )
S y s te m s - 2 0 0 2

SEAS
V e r s io n 9 - 2 0 0 3
V e r s io n 1 0 -2 0 0 4

S a fe H u ll F E A G u id a n c e
fo r H u ll S tr u c tu r e s
G lo b a l 3 D A n a ly s is
(D ra ft - 2 0 0 4 )

SafeHull FPSO System

Site & Route Specific

Wave Conditions

SafeHull
Dynamic Loading
Approach

SEAS
Unrestricted
Wave Conditions
-factors

SH Loads

-factors

Strength/Fatigue
Criteria

SafeHull FPSO
System

Site & Route Specific

Hull Strength Design & Assessment
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13 Dynamic Load Parameters

4. EPS
1. VBM

2. HBM

3. EPP

5. VAC

11. WHT

Hull Girder
Loads

Local
Loads

6. TAC

10. VRM
13. HSF

12. VSF

7. LAC
9. RMO
8. PMO

New Supporting Document: Commentary on The Criteria

to Adapt the SafeHull System to FPSO Applicatoins (May
2004)

The concept of applying

SafeHull for new build and
conversion FPSO
applications

The procedure to use

SafeHull for FPSO
analysis

Background of Sea
Environment Assessment
System (SEAS)

SafeHull System Adapted to FPSO Applications

Site-specific wave environment considerations

ABS global wave database is capable of

considering actual trading tanker history for
conversions

Site-specific and route-specific fatigue analysis

for FPSOs

Concept of Environmental Severity Factors

(ESF) to modify unrestricted service loads

Vessel RAO database in SEAS and

comparisons

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SafeHull System Adapted to FPSO Applications (Contd)

Spectral Fatigue approach for FPSO and

calibrations

Methodology for remaining fatigue life

assessment for conversion FPSO with
examples

Simplified fatigue method in SafeHull system

Bimodal spectrum application for site-specific

fatigue analysis with examples

SafeHull/FPSO application examples

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What is New in SafeHull FPSO V10

Remove 0.5 cap for all ESF Beta's

Rule table revision made for sloshing load

cases

Canned-Route database added to SEAS

system

Bimodal wave data application

New PI for expediting plan review process

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What is New in SafeHull FPSO V10

Wave Heading Effect

Previous approach: Different heading used for base
and design

DUspectral ( equal probabilit y )

= spectral
D Site
( required heading )
Improved approach: same heading used for base and
design cases

DUspectral ( required heading )

= spectral
D Site
( required heading )
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What is New in SafeHull FPSO V10

25 Canned Routes in SEAS

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What is New in SafeHull FPSO V10

25 Canned Routes in SEAS (Contd)

1. Dover Strait to New York

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Persian Gulf to Red Sea

2. Los Angles to Yokohama

15.

Red Sea to Persian Gulf

3. Valdez to Los Angles

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Persian Gulf service

4. Yokohama to Persian Gulf

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Red Sea service

5. Gulf of Mexico to Persian Gulf

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Med Sea service

6. Dover Strait to Persian Gulf

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Gulf of Mexico to Med Sea

7. Dover Strait to Gulf of Mexico

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Med Sea to Gulf of Mexico

8. Europe to Persian Gulf

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Africa to North America

9. Med Sea to Persian Gulf

22.

Persian Gulf to Singapore

10. Persian Gulf to Med Sea

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Singapore to Persian Gulf

11. Europe to Med Sea

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Persian Gulf to Korea

12. Gulf of Mexico to Persian Gulf

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Korea to Persian Gulf

13. Persian Gulf to Gulf of Mexico

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What is New in SafeHull FPSO V10

Bimodal sea splitting approach

Bimodal wave
environment with
Waves and
Swells combined

Wave splitting at Tp =7.5 s

Tp (sec)

Waves
(Bretschneider
spectrum, short
crested wave,
rain-flow
correction)

Tp(sec)

3.5

4.5

5.5

6.5

7.5

Total

0.001

6329

6329

0.25

34

185

40

10

0.75

160

1358

775

265

1.25

458

998

724

1.75

13

307

2.25

Hs

2.75

(m)

3.25

8.5

9.5

10.5

13.5

0.001 7650

14.5

15.5

16.5

17.5

18.5

277

0.25

10

35

72

7650

88

88

130

75

73

11

13

607

245

2803

0.75

128

139

558

2741

1.25

491

291

272

298

224

148

64

55

11

1341

259

267

152

61

26

14

563

413

1296

1.75

374

1564

268

191

196

118

80

11

25

150

250

425

2.25

1247

178

138

131

156

111

60

15

74

90

791

Hs 2.75

70

69

68

87

52

39

13

14

17

410

(m) 3.25

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22

22

42

35

16

3.75

175

3.75

14

23

20

15

19

102

4.25

4.75

4.25

12

10

10

59

4.75

5.25

18

5.25

5.75

12

5.75

6.25

6.25

6.75

6.75

Total

6526

2014

2146

1728

1565

13979

574

217

179

35

17

13979

Total 8933

11.5 12.5

984 1050 1166 810

19.5 Total

Swells
(JONSWAP
spectrum,
long crested
wave,
rain-flow
correction)

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What is New in SafeHull FPSO V10

ESF for bimodal sea splitting

bimodal

= factor (

waves

swells

factor is an owner supplied adjustment factor

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What is New in 2004 FPI Guide for FPSO

Optional Notation:
FL(Year) for New Constructions

Mandatory Notation:
RFL(Year), Year in (site of Installation) for
Conversion of Existing Vessel to FPSO, FPS or FSO

Survey Requirements for Tanker Conversion to

FPSO:
Conversion Survey Requirements
Structural Repairs/Steel Renewal
Bottom Plate Pitting Repair

SH FPSO V10 Release

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What is New in 2004 FPI Guide for FPSO

Adjust tank test cases (at yard and on site for

1-year return period)

Specify wave condition (10-year return period)

for transit conditions

Specify new headings for ESF calculations

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ABS Guide for Buckling and Ultimate Strength

Assessment for Offshore Structures (April 2004)

CONTENTS

Tubular Members

Plates and Stiffened Panels

Corrugated Panels

Circular Stiffened Cylindrical Shells

Tubular Joints

Finite Element Analysis

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ABS Guide for Buckling and Ultimate Strength

Assessment for Offshore Structures (April 2004)

FEATURES

Covering Most Commonly-used Components

and Nonlinear FEM Guidelines

Incorporating ABS Experiences

Being Most Straightforward for the Users

Calibrating with Large Amount of Test

Database and Nonlinear FEM Analysis

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ABS Guide for Buckling and Ultimate Strength

Assessment for Offshore Structures (April 2004)

COMPARISON WITH SHIP RULES

Direct Calculation vs. Rule-based Calculation

for Loads and Load Effects

100-years Return Period vs. 20-years Service

Life for Design Environmental Condition

Gross Scantling vs. Net Scantling

Allowable Utilization Factors vs. Material

Reduction Factors

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New FPSO Guide

Guide for
Building and
Classing
FPSO
Systems

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New FPSOs Procedure Highlights

Adopts gross scantling concept which is the

common offshore industry practice

Uses actual loading conditions/patterns that are

prescribed in the Loading Manual

Employs seakeeping analysis including the

effect of mooring, riser, thruster, and topside
effects

Retains two parts of the SafeHull methodology,

which are Standard Class Notation of A1
FPSO or A1 FOI, and optional Class Notation
SFP or SFI
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FPSO Class Notations According to New Guide

Mandatory

A1-FPSO or A1-FOI, RFL (Expected Remaining Fatigue

Life in years), Matured Year in Site of Installation. For example
RFL(15), 2019 in Gulf of Mexico
Requires hull girder and main supporting members strength and
fatigue review

DPS for a Dynamic Positioning System

AMS automatic monitoring systems for a Disconnectable System

Optional

SFP or SFI requires strength and fatigue review using FEA

verification

SFA (year) based on ABS Guide on Spectral-Based Fatigue

analysis for FPSO Systems

SH-DLA based on ABS Guidance Notes on SafeHull-Dynamic

Loading Approach for Floating Production, Storage and Offloading
Systems

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New FPSO (Phase I) Analysis Procedure

FPSO Load Conditions

Seakeeping Analysis Model
Vessel DLP RAOs
Nominal Stress RAOs Obtained
by Combining DLP RAOs

100-yr Storm at Site

10-yr Storm on Route

Full Spectral Analysis to Obtain Extreme Value

New FPSO Guide

Acceptance Criteria

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New FPSO (Phase II) Analysis Procedure

Loadings Screened from Phase I

Full Scale FE Model

Based on Gross Scantling

Stress Spectrum

Full Spectral Analysis to

Obtain Extreme Value

Strength Check

Buckling Check

Spectral Fatigue Analysis

Fatigue Check

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Summary of ABS Experience on Developing

FPSO Standards

From Well-Proven Tanker

Experience

Environmental Severity
Factors Approach

Offshore
Approach

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Thank You!

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