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spilled into the Gulf. In addition to the oil, more than 1.8 million gallons of
dispersant were released into the Gulf (fig. 1.16).
Figure 1.16 – Gulf of Mexico, 2010
LECTURE 2. OFFSHORE STRUCTURE CONFIGURATIONS
PROGRAM QUESTIONS:
Classification of Offshore Structures.
Classification of Loads. Permanent loads. Live (Operation) loads. Wind loads.
Wave loads. Parameters that are needed in description wave theory.
Earthquake Load. Ice loads. Installation Load.
2.1 Classification of Offshore Structures
Offshore structures may be defined as being either bottom-supported or
floating. Bottom supported structures are either “fixed” such as jackets and gravity
base structures, or “compliant” such as the guyed tower and the compliant tower
(fig. 2.1).
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