FOR FUTURE WORK
10.2 Recommendation for Future Work
Based on the detailed investigations by the author, the thesis has reported some findings which will be useful for future reference. In view of the important nature of installation engineering for offshore structures, the following areas may be recommended for further investigation:
- Structural steel optimization of offshore platforms due to lifting considerations. As most of structural members connected to the lift points are normally governed by lifting operation, structural optimisation can result in significant cost saving.
- Investigation of padeye configuration with ring stiffeners. The FEM results in Section 9.3 show that some stiffeners are not fully utilized, more optimized configuration with regards to number and location of ring stiffeners is recommended for further study.
173 - Study of the impact of accidental loadings on rigging system. Accidental loadings, such as gust wind load, wave surge load, etc., have significant effect on the safety of lifting operation and thus studies on these aspects are crucial to lifting design.
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