Structural integrity

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TA2 Improved understanding of dynamic loading (including seismic and boat impact) and response

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  40. RR053 Ship/platform collision incident database (2001)https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20241206190319/https://www.hse.gov.uk/research/rrhtm/rr053.htm
  41. RR113 Operational safety of FPSOs shuttle tanker collision risk summary reporthttps://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20241206190319/https://www.hse.gov.uk/research/rrhtm/rr113.htm
  42. RR166 An appraisal of existing seismic hazard estimates for the UK Continental Shelfhttps://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20241206190319/https://www.hse.gov.uk/research/rrhtm/rr166.htm
  43. RR177 Review of structural modelling of deep water jack up structureshttps://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20241206190319/https://www.hse.gov.uk/research/rrhtm/rr177.htm
  44. RR208 The effects of dynamic loading on structural integrity assessmentshttps://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20241206190319/https://www.hse.gov.uk/research/rrhtm/rr208.htm
  45. RR220 Ship collision and capacity of brace members of fixed steel offshore platformshttps://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20241206190319/https://www.hse.gov.uk/research/rrhtm/rr220.htm
  46. RR324 Wave Slap Loading on FPSO Bowshttps://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20241206190319/https://www.hse.gov.uk/research/rrhtm/rr324.htm
  47. RR514 Overview of collision detection in the UKCShttps://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20241206190319/https://www.hse.gov.uk/research/rrhtm/rr514.htm
  48. RR676 Review of technical issues relating to foundations and geotechnics for offshore installations in the UKCShttps://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20241206190319/https://www.hse.gov.uk/research/rrhtm/rr676.htm
  49. OTH317 The effect of ship impact on the load carrying capacity of steel tubeshttps://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20230103120103/https://www.hse.gov.uk/research/othpdf/200-399/oth317.pdf
  50. OTH345 Roughness and vortex shedding effects for cylinders in flume and real sea waveshttps://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20230103120103/https://www.hse.gov.uk/research/othpdf/200-399/oth345.pdf
  51. OTH379 A criterion for assessing wind including crossflow vortex vibrations in wind sensitive structureshttps://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20230103120103/https://www.hse.gov.uk/research/othpdf/200-399/oth379.pdf
  52. OTH438 Wave loading data from fixed vertical cylinders with simulated hard marine foulinghttps://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20230103120103/https://www.hse.gov.uk/research/othpdf/400-499/oth438.pdf
  53. OTH467 Summary of findings of wave load measurements on the Tern platformhttps://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20230103120103/https://www.hse.gov.uk/research/othpdf/400-499/oth467.pdf
  54. OTH474 Analysis on Ness wind datahttps://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20230103120103/https://www.hse.gov.uk/research/othpdf/400-499/oth474.pdf
  55. OTH491 Wave current flows around circular cylinders at large scalehttps://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20230103120103/https://www.hse.gov.uk/research/othpdf/400-499/oth491.pdf
  56. OTO 92 001 Analysis of wave forces using system identificationhttps://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20230103120103/https://www.hse.gov.uk/research/otopdf/1983-92/oto92001.pdf
  57. OTO 92 008 Pile driving vibrations databasehttps://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20230103120103/https://www.hse.gov.uk/research/otopdf/1983-92/oto92008.pdf
  58. OTO 93 026 Statistics of wave breaking in the southern North Seahttps://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20230103120103/https://www.hse.gov.uk/research/otopdf/1993/oto93026.pdf
  59. OTO 94 004 UK Continental shelf seismic hazard unified catalogue of earthquakeshttps://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20230103120103/https://www.hse.gov.uk/research/otopdf/1994/oto94004.pdf
  60. OTO 95 957 International workshop on water waves and floating bodieshttps://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20230103120103/https://www.hse.gov.uk/research/otopdf/1995/oto95957.pdf
  61. OTO 96 035 Breaking waveshttps://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20230103120103/https://www.hse.gov.uk/research/otopdf/1996/oto96035.pdf
  62. OTO 97 056 An investigation of mesoscale and internal wave activity in the faroe-sheltered channelhttps://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20230103120103/https://www.hse.gov.uk/research/otopdf/1997/oto97056.pdf
  63. OTO 97 073 Review of wave in deck load assessment procedurehttps://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20230103120103/https://www.hse.gov.uk/research/otopdf/1997/oto97073.pdf
  64. OTO 98 029 Ship impact resistance of Jack-up conductorshttps://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20230103120103/https://www.hse.gov.uk/research/otopdf/1998/oto98029.pdf
  65. OTO 98 092 Dynamic push-over analysis of jacket structureshttps://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20230103120103/https://www.hse.gov.uk/research/otopdf/1998/oto98092.pdf
  66. OTO 98 168 Kinematics and loading effects of internal waveshttps://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20230103120103/https://www.hse.gov.uk/research/otopdf/1998/oto98168.pdf
  67. OTO 98 833 Research in to the behaviour of displacement piles for offshore foundationshttps://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20230103120103/https://www.hse.gov.uk/research/otopdf/1998/oto98833.pdf
  68. OTO 99 086 Assessment of environmental load provisions for north sea designhttps://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20230103120103/https://www.hse.gov.uk/research/otopdf/1999/oto99086.pdf
  69. OTO 99 094 Wave enhancement due to structure blockage - Parts 1 & 2https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20230103120103/https://www.hse.gov.uk/research/otopdf/1999/oto99094.pdf
  70. OTO 00 053 Collision resistance of ship-shaped structures to side impacthttps://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20230103120103/https://www.hse.gov.uk/research/otopdf/2000/oto00053.pdf
  71. OTO 00 055 Analysis of structural response measurements - Phase 3B Spadeadamhttps://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20230103120103/https://www.hse.gov.uk/research/otopdf/2000/oto00055.pdf
  72. OTO 00 059 Investigation into the stability of an impact and damaged jack-up during a wet tow: Model test interpretation and assessmenthttps://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20230103120103/https://www.hse.gov.uk/research/otopdf/2000/oto00059.pdf
  73. OTO 00 093 A pilot study on the impact of OSD research on installation designhttps://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20230103120103/https://www.hse.gov.uk/research/otopdf/2000/oto00093.pdf
  74. OTO 01 010 Environmental considerationshttps://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20230103120103/https://www.hse.gov.uk/research/otopdf/2001/oto01010.pdf
  75. OTO 01 034 Assessment of wave-in-deck loads on a typical jack-uphttps://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20230103120103/https://www.hse.gov.uk/research/otopdf/2001/oto01034.pdf
  76. OTO 02 005 Seismic hazard: UK continental shelfhttps://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20230103120103/https://www.hse.gov.uk/research/otopdf/2002/oto02005.pdf
  77. OTO 02 006 Damage resulting from shuttle tanker: FPSO encountershttps://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20230103120103/https://www.hse.gov.uk/research/otopdf/2002/oto02006.pdf
  78. OTO 02 007 Resistance of semi-submersibles to collisionshttps://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20230103120103/https://www.hse.gov.uk/research/otopdf/2002/oto02007.pdf
  79. OTO 02 018 FPSO response in long and short crested seashttps://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20230103120103/https://www.hse.gov.uk/research/otohtm/2002/oto02018.htm
  80. OTI 88 535 Protection of offshore installations against impacthttps://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20230103120103/https://www.hse.gov.uk/research/otipdf/oti88535.pdf
  81. OTI 91 551 Fluid loading on pontoon sectionshttps://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20230103120103/https://www.hse.gov.uk/research/otipdf/oti91551.pdf
  82. OTI 92 554 A review of the factors affecting mooring loads from the point of view of applying a reliability analysishttps://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20230103120103/https://www.hse.gov.uk/research/otipdf/oti92554.pdf
  83. OTI 92 558 Wave loading data from fixed vertical cylindershttps://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20230103120103/https://www.hse.gov.uk/research/otipdf/oti92558.pdf
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