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1 online resource (217 pages) |
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Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Definitions; Chapter 1 Introduction to Ageing of Structures; 1.1 Structural Engineering and Ageing Structures; 1.2 History of Offshore Structures Worldwide; 1.3 Failure Statistics for Ageing Offshore Structures; 1.3.1 Introduction; 1.3.2 Failure Statistics of Offshore Structures; 1.3.3 Experience from Land Based Structures; 1.3.4 Experience from Offshore Fixed Steel Structures; 1.3.5 Experience from the Shipping and Mobile Offshore Unit Industries; 1.4 The Terms 'Design Life' and 'Life Extension' and the Bathtub Curve |
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1.5 Life Extension Assessment ProcessReferences; Chapter 2 Historic and Present Principles for Design, Assessment and Maintenance of Offshore Structures; 2.1 Historic Development of Codes and Recommended Practices; 2.1.1 US Recommended Practices and Codes; 2.1.2 UK Department of Energy and HSE Guidance Notes; 2.1.3 Norwegian Standards; 2.1.4 ISO Standards; 2.2 Current Safety Principles Applicable to Structural Integrity; 2.2.1 Introduction; 2.2.2 Application of Safety Principles to Structures; 2.2.2.1 General; 2.2.2.2 Partial Factor and Limit State Design Method; 2.2.2.3 Robustness |
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2.2.2.4 Design Analysis Methods2.2.2.5 Management of Structures in Operation; 2.2.3 Managing Safety; 2.2.4 Change Management; 2.3 Current Regulation and Requirements for Ageing and Life Extension; 2.3.1 Regulatory Practice in the UK for Ageing and Life Extension; 2.3.2 Regulatory Practice in Norway Regarding Life Extension; 2.3.3 Regulatory Practice in the USA; 2.3.4 Regulatory Practice Elsewhere in the World; 2.4 Structural Integrity Management; 2.4.1 Introduction; 2.4.2 The Main Process of Structural Integrity Management; 2.4.3 Evolution of Structural Integrity Management |
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2.4.3.1 The Early Years2.4.3.2 The Introduction of Structural Integrity Management into Standards; 2.4.4 Current SIM Approach; 2.4.5 Incident Response and Emergency Preparedness; 2.4.6 SIM in Life Extension; References; Chapter 3 Ageing Factors; 3.1 Introduction; 3.1.1 Physical Changes; 3.1.2 Structural Information Changes; 3.1.3 Changes to Knowledge and Safety Requirements; 3.1.4 Technological Changes; 3.2 Overview of Physical Degradation Mechanisms in Materials; 3.3 Material Degradation; 3.3.1 Introduction; 3.3.2 Overview of Physical Degradation for Types of Steel Structures |
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3.3.3 Steel Degradation3.3.3.1 Hardening Due to Plastic Deformation; 3.3.3.2 Hydrogen Embrittlement; 3.3.3.3 Erosion; 3.3.3.4 Wear and Tear; 3.3.4 Concrete Degradation; 3.3.4.1 Concrete Strength in Ageing Structures; 3.3.4.2 General; 3.3.4.3 Bacterial Induced Deterioration; 3.3.4.4 Thermal Effects; 3.3.4.5 Erosion; 3.4 Corrosion; 3.4.1 General; 3.4.2 External Corrosion; 3.4.3 Various Forms of Corrosion; 3.4.3.1 CO2 Corrosion; 3.4.3.2 Environmental Cracking Due to H2S; 3.4.3.3 Microbiologically Induced Corrosion; 3.4.4 Special Issues Related to Corrosion in Hulls and Ballast Tanks |
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3.4.5 Concrete Structures |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Offshore structures -- Deterioration
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Offshore structures -- Maintenance and repair
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Weathering of buildings.
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Offshore structures -- Maintenance and repair
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Weathering of buildings
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Sharp, John V
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Stacey, Alex
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| ISBN |
9781119284413 |
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1119284414 |
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