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Cyclic inelastic behavior and analytical modelling of pile–leg interaction in jacket type offshore platforms |
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| Authors: | MR Honarvar MR Bahaari B Asgarian P Alanjari |
| Institution: | aSchool of Civil Engineering, University College of Engineering, University of Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran bK.N.Toosi University of Technology, Islamic Republic of Iran |
| Abstract: | Structures in locations susceptible to severe seismic disturbances should be designed properly in order to resist lateral forces induced by earthquake motions. Steel offshore platforms are some of those structures which are built to withstand environmental and accidental loads during oil exploitation operation. Particular attention is being paid to earthquake loads in seismic active areas because it directly influences the capacity of the offshore installations. In this paper, a small-scaled planar platform has been modelled analytically using nonlinear finite element program, based on an experimental test, conducted simultaneously in order to assess the local and global behavior of pile–leg interaction in Jacket Type Offshore Platforms (JTOPs). A combination of nonlinear beam column elements and fatigue affected elements are used to capture the inelastic cyclic behavior of planar frame as accurately as possible. Results of analytical tests are to be compared with experiments and it is concluded that an analytical approach can be best used for modelling JTOPs with reasonable accuracy regardless of the type and scale of the structure. Moreover, a special study on joints has been carried out and the best model has been selected to simulate brittle behavior of joints resulting from heat affected zone. |
| Keywords: | Jacket Offshore Platform Grout Cyclic Brittleness |
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