Investigation on the Cause of Excessive Vibration of an Offshore Platform

0　IntroductionWiththeexploitureanddrillingforoceanre source,offshore platformsaremost prolificandprevalentintheoffshoreindustrytoday .Asthefun damentalinstallationsofdevelopmentofoceanre sources ,designingrequirementsofoffshoreplatformsarebecomingmoreandmoreimportant.Underenvironmentalloadsduetowind ,cur rent ,waveandevenseismicprotectionattack ,off shoreplatformsinevitablyvibrateduringtheirlife time .While ,foranormalconditionthisvibrationissmallandtheoccupantsontheplatformdon tsenseitatall.…

Investigation on the Cause of Excessive Vibration of an Offshore Platform

An offshore platform of jacket type in Bohai Bay vibrated excessively under design environmental conditions, which had affected the normal operation of the platform. In order to mitigate the vibration of the platform, it is essentially important to explore the cause of the vibration. So the objective of this study is to investigate the cause of the excessive vibration. In this paper, dynamic characteristics of the offshore platform is analyzed by numerical simulation using finite element (FE) modeling. For further verifying the numerical results, model experiment is conducted. Numerical and experimental results demonstrate that there is relative movement and impact between the piles and the jacket, i.e. the piles and the jacket didnt connect well to an entity. It is this cause that the stiffness of the platform decreases and the impact between piles and the jacket legs induces excessive vibration. And also the grouting measure is advised to reduce the vibration of the offshore platform according to the analysis results.