Structures, Safety and Reliability Symposium

Background
This symposium addresses probabilistic methods that allow the description of loading and strength variables, which constitute the basic information necessary for the assessment of the reliability of structures. In particular it includes sessions on: Extreme and Freak Waves, Probabilistic and Spectral Wave Models, Wave Crest Distributions, Probabilistic Models of Forces and Motions, Reliability of Structural Components Offshore Structures, Pipelines & Floating Production Systems, Fracture and Fatigue Reliability, Reliability Based Maintenance and Inspection Planning, Safety Against Oil Pollution, Fire and Explosion Safety; Risk Analysis and Safety Management; Human and Organizational Factors among others.

The picture on the right: The Fulmar Platform (Courtesy of Shell Oil Company). It shows a large wave approaching the Fulmar Platform in the Central North Sea during a storm on November 24, 1981. At the time of the photograph, the wind speed was approximately 35 m/s, and the significant wave height was about 11m. For scale purposes, the distance from mean sea level to the lowest framing level of the platform is approximately 6m, and the lowest horizontal deck level is 21m above mean sea level". The picture was taken by Mike Philpot of Shell Exploration. Further details of the storm are given by George Forristall 1986 (Kinematics in the crests of storm waves, 20th Coastal Engineering Conference Proceedings, Taipai, pp. 208-222).

Some Technical Areas of Interest

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Scientific Committee Members

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