DEPARTMENT OF NAVAL ARCHITECTURE & OFFSHORE ENGG

QUESTION BANK

SUBJECT: STRUCTURAL DESIGN OF OFFSHORE STRUCTURES

SUBJECT CODE: 15ETN051

2 MARKS
UNIT – 1

1. Define WSD.
2. Abbreviate LRFD
3. Write short notes on Wave and Wind loads?
4. What do you mean by Live loads?
5. Explain shortly about Dead loads.
6. What are the Design loads?
7. List out the types of design criteria.
8. Explain in shortly about the planning of offshore structure
9. What do you know about Current loads?
10. Write short notes on the Design procedures of offshore structures.

UNIT – 2

1. Write short notes on materials used for plates.

2. What are the design considerations taken into account for plates and beams?
3. How do the design of tension members differ from compression members?
4. Explain shortly about analysis of loading on beams.
5. What are the design criteria for plates?
6. Explain shortly about analysis of loading on plates.
7. What are the design criteria for beams?
8. List out the materials used for plates and beams.
9. Write short notes on materials used for beams
10. What do you know about design of tension members?

UNIT -3

1. What do you know about axial compression?

2. Explain shortly about biaxial bending.
3. Write short notes on combined loads.
4. What do you mean by Hydrostatic implosion?
5. Write short notes on ultimate strength of cylindrical members for offshore structure.
6. Explain shortly about the monotonic loading behavior.
7. Write short notes about Hoop buckling stress
8. What do you mean by ring design of cylindrical member for offshore structure?
9. Explain briefly about the monotonic loading strength.
10. List out the design criteria of cylindrical member.
 UNIT – 4

1. How do you design the tubular joints?

2. What do you mean by punching shear method?
3. Write short notes on S-N curve method.
4. Define Fatigue analysis?
5. What do you mean the term Fatigue Design?
6. Define stress concentration factor?
7. How the calculation of allowable joint capacity do takes place?
8. State about the stress concentration factor.

UNIT – 5

1. Explain in brief about the process for pile design

2. What do you mean by laterally loaded piles?
3. List out the International standards of pile design.
4. Write a brief notes on International recommendations of pile design.
5. Explain in detail about the pile driveability.
6. Write in short about the pile capacity for axial bearing loads.
7. Write short notes on axial pull out loads.
8. Explain shortly about the soil reaction for axial load of pile.
9. Write short notes on Structural Design of piles
10. Explain in brief about the soil reaction for laterally loaded pipes.

16 MARKS
UNIT - 1

1. Write briefly about the operational consideration required for the planning of offstructure
structures
2. Explain briefly about the environmental consideration required for the planning of offshore
structures
3. Write briefly about the design criteria and procedures required for the planning of offshore
structures
4. Describe how do you determine the wave loads on Offshore Structures
5. Write a brief notes on determination of wind loads
6. Explain briefly about the determination of current loads

UNIT – 2

1. Explain briefly about the design criteria of plates and beams

2. Write short notes on considerations for the design of plates and beams for offshore structure
3. Explain in detail about the design of tension members and compression members
4. Write a brief notes on materials used for the plates and beams
5. Explain briefly about the analysis of loading on beams and plates.
6. Write a note on end fitting effects in column testing.
7. Explain briefly about the cripping strength test.
 UNIT – 3

1. Explain briefly about the design of cylindrical members for offshore structure.
2. Write a brief note on the axial compression, biaxial bending and combined loads for cylindrical
members for offshore.
3. Explain briefly about the hydrostatic implosion on cylindrical members for offshore structure.
4. Write in detail about Hoop buckling stress and ring design of cylindrical member for offshore
structure.
5. Explain in detail about the local buckling, bending of cylindrical members.
6. Write a note on ultimate strength of cylindrical members for offshore structure.
7. Explain briefly about the monotonic loading behaviour and strength.

UNIT – 4

1. Explain briefly about the design of tubular joint of offshore structure.

2. Write a brief notes on ultimate static strength formulas for welded tubular joint in offshore
structure.
3. Explain punching shear method and calculation of allowable joint capacity of tubular joints.
4. Write a short notes on fatigue analysis design of tubular joints for offshore structure.
5. Explain the SN curve method for design of offshore structure.

UNIT – 5

1. Explain in detail about the pile design for offshore structure.

2. Write a brief notes on International standards and recommendations of pile design.
3. Explain in detail about the pile driveability and monitoring.
4. Write in detail about the pile capacity for axial bearing loads and axial pull out loads.
5. Explain in detail about the soil reaction for axial load of pile and laterally loaded pipes.
6. Explain briefly about the structural design of piles.