API REPORT 82-22 Utilizing a Reliability-Based API RP2A Format

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Title
Utilizing a Reliability-Based API RP2A Format

American Petroleum Institute

Publication Date:
Nov 1, 1983

Scope:

1.4 Report Scope

Chapter Two presents a general comparison of LRFD and RP2A checking equations. The detailed summary of Platforms B and C component checking by both current RP2A and the proposed LRFD format is given in Chapter Three. It contains a brief platform description followed by a review of the comparisons for members, tubular joints, foundation, hydrostatic and deck. Chapter Four reviews the calculation of safety indices for platform components.

Chapter Five presents some changes in the proposed LRFD checking format based on the review of platforms B and C. A brief summary of all the platform studies is given in Chapter Six.

Chapter Seven briefly discusses the proposed organization of the LRFD format. It contains a tentative outline for an RP2A-LRFD including some examples of possible commentary material. Chapter Eight discusses additional LRFD related activities including construction loads, earthquake, dynamics, etc. Chapter Nine provides some conclusions.

Appendix A contains the modified version of a tentative LRFD-RP2A for comparison with earlier reports. A detailed report by PME for Platform B and by Brown & Root for Platform C is given in Appendices B and C. Some errata on earlier reports is given in Appendix D. Detailed examples of checking various components with LRFD including decks is given in Appendix E.

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