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16 Part I Structural Design Principles

Part KV - Structural Reliability (Chaps. 23-28): provides simplified methods for the
application of structural reliability theories for ships and offshore structures. Its objective is to
explain complex theories in simplified terms. An outline of the analysis software and tools is
given for readers to find references or more information.

Part V - Risk Assessment (Chaps. 29-34): summarizes recent industrial developments to
facilitate the use of risk analysis when applied to measure and reduce risks in marine structures
and their mechanical components. Risk analysis and human reliability are applied to justify
and reduce risks to economy, the environment, and human life.

1.6 How to Use This Book
When this book was first drafted, the author’s intention was to use it in teaching his course
“Marine Structural Design (MSD)”. However, the material presented in this book may be used
for several M.Sc. or Ph.D. courses such as:
Ship Structural Design,
Design of Floating Production Systems,
Ultimate Strength of Marine Structures,
Fatigue and Fracture
Risk and Reliability in Marine Structures.
This book addresses the marine and offshore applications of steel structures. In addition to the
topics that are normally covered by civil engineering books on design of steel structures (e.g.
Salmon and Johnson, 1995), this book also covers hydrodynamics, ship impacts and
fatiguehacture. Comparing with books on design of spacecraft structures (e.g. Sarafin, 1995),
this book describes in greater details about applications of finite element methods and
riskheliability methods. Hence, it should also be of interests to engineers and researchers
working on civil engineering (steel structures & coastal engineering) and spacecraft structures.

For more information on the use of riskheliability-based limit-state design, reference is made
to a separate book entitled “Pipelines and Risers” @ai, 2001). Practical aspects for design and
construction of floating production systems are addressed in Bai et a1 (2001).

1.7 References
1. Bai, Y. (2001), “Pipelines and Risers”, Vol. 3 of the Elsevier Ocean Engineering Book
Series, London, ISBN 0-08-043712-5.
2. Bai, Y., Ayney, C., Huang, E., Maher, J., Parker, G., Song, R. and Wan& M. (2001),
“Design and Construction of Floating Production Systems”, Course Notes for an
Industry Training Course led by Yong Bai and Organised with Clarion Technical
Conferences in Houston and IBC in London.
3. Bhattacharyya, R (1978), “Dynamics of Marine Vehicles”, John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
4. Chakrabarti, S.K., (1987), “Hydrodynamics of Ofshore Structures”, Computational
Mechanics Publications.