Fundamentals of Offshore Structures and
Design of Fixed Offshore Platforms

Course #	EN10024	Shopping Cart
Date(s)	April 12-23, 2010 Registration Deadline: March 29, 2010
Times	TBD
Instructor(s)	Various Instructors  Dr. Spyros Kinnas
Course Fee(s)	Early Registration Fee: $2,495.00 (Register on or before Mar. 8 for the Early Reg. Discount) Registration Fee: $2,700.00 Registration Fee for Both Offshore Courses: $3,700.00 Discount offered when you register for this course and Design of Floating Production Systems
CEUs	5.6
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This is an excellent overview course touching an amazingly broad array of aspects in offshore engineering. I would strongly recommend this course to new engineers in this industry. - past attendee

Developed specifically for engineers, scientists, and technologists, this course offering will review the fundamentals behind all types of offshore structures (fixed or floating) and, in the case of fixed platforms, will cover applications of these principles. The overall objective is to provide participants with an understanding of the design and construction of offshore platforms, specifically (1) the theory and process of such design and (2) the use of current, applicable engineering methods in the design of fixed offshore platforms. In addition to the traditional lecture, the course encourages group discussions of actual design problems in order to ensure students can put the newly learned concepts to use.

Topics Covered

• Design and Construction Considerations; Design Parameters Specifications
• General Design Considerations; Three Dimensional Analysis, Special Topics
• Standard and Special Steels
• Offshore Site Investigation
• Wave Theories; Spectral Analysis Application; Wind and Wave Forces, Computational Hydrodynamics
• Buoyancy and Stability; Marine Operations
• Engineering Geology of Continental Shelf; Offshore Piles
• Fundamental Concepts and Case Studies for Laterally Loaded Piles
• Design of Pile Foundations for Axial Loading
• CAD of Single Piles and Pile Groups under Lateral Loading
• Reliability of Pile Foundations
• Design of Tubular Members, LRFD
• Welding & Fatigue; Fracture Control & Inspection
• Dynamics: Basic Concepts and Application
• Earthquake Engineering
• Soil Dynamics & Mudslides
• Structural Reliability
• Load Out Transportation & Installation
• Certification of Platforms

Faculty-in-Charge

Dr. Spyros Kinnas. For technical information please contact Dr. Kinnas at kinnas@mail.utexas.edu.

Prerequisites

Persons without course work (as part of a BS or higher degree) or without some experience on structural design or foundations, should check with the faculty in charge before registering for the course.

View the Class of 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008.