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478 Part IV Struciural Reliability

applied to develop structural design criteria for new-built FPSOs and converted FPSOs, when
suficient data is available.

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Figure 26.4 Effect of Environmental Severity Factor and Ship’s Principal
Particulars on Minimum Required Ultimate Strength for a
New-Built FPSO

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Figure 26.5 Effect of Environmental Severity Factor and Ship’s
Principal Particulars on Minimum Required Ultimate
Strength for a Converted FPSO.