SELECTION OF ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS FOR OFFSHORE JACKET PLATFORM DESIGN IN MALAYSIA

• Main Authors: Idrus, Arazi, Sambu Potty, Narayanan, Abdul Hamid, Mohd Foad, Nizamani, Zafarullah, Cossa, Nelson
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.utp.edu.my/6731/1/rp055-icsas11.pdf; http://eprints.utp.edu.my/6731/

Steel jacket platforms are the major type of platforms used for offshore Malaysia for water depth from 45 to 80 meters. Worldwide platforms are designed API (LRFD & WSD). The parameters in these codes for Gulf of Mexico (GOM) and North Sea are much higher due to severity of weather. Since thi...