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Figure 26.7 Partial Safety Factors vs. k, for a Converted FPSO

26.7 References
1. AISC (1986), “Load and Resistance Factor Design”, in Manual of Steel Construction,
American Institute of Steel Construction, Chicago
2. API (1989), “Recommended Practice for Planning, Designing and Constructing Fixed
Offshore Platformehad and Resistance Factor Design”, API RPZA-LRFD, American
Petroleum Institute, TX.
3. Bai, Y. and Song, R. (1997), “Fracture Assessment of Dented Pipes with Cracks and
Reliability-based Calibration of Safety Factors”, International Journal of Pressure Vessels
and Piping, Vo1.74, pp. 221-229.
4. Bai, Y. and Song, R. (1998), “Reliability-Based Limit State Design and Requalification of
Pipelines”, Proceedings of 1 7th Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering (OMAE’98),
Portugal, July, 1998.