ISO (DRAFT) OFFSHORE DESIGN CODE - WAVE LOADING REQUIREMENTS

This paper reviews both the traditional working stress design approach to estimating design loads on fixed steel (jacket) structures, and the new approach being proposed, as part of the ISO effort, to harmonise offshore design practice around the use of a load and resistance factor design format, as applied to offshore structures in the North Sea. A number of substantial changes to the traditional design recipe are included in the ISO standard...