Comparison of Several Design Specifications for Grouted Connections in Marine Engineering
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Abstract
The grouted connection is one of the mostly commonly used joint in marine engineering. This paper compares five specifications or recommended practice used for design of grouted joint in offshore wind turbines foundation. They are Offshore Technology Report from UK Health & Safety Executive (HSE-Pile/sleeve connections-2001); Recommended Practice for Planning, Designing and Constructing Fixed Offshore Platforms—Working Stress Design from American Petroleum Institute (API RP 2A-WSD—2007); Petroleum and natural gas industries —Fixed steel offshore structures from International Standard (ISO 19902—2007); Design of steel structures from NORSOK STANDARD (NORSOK-N-004—2013) and Design of Offshore Wind Turbine Structures from Det Norske Veritas(DNV-OS-J101). The outline of the checking method and the applicable scope of the specification or recommended practice above is summarized. Furthermore, because of the increasing complexity of the loading condition for grouted connections, this paper gives a development process of DNV specifications, which could help designers to understand the evolution of this specifications in its checking method and applicable scope.
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