📐 (extreme & operating conditions) 🌀 VIV & wave slamming effects (for slender members) 🔁 Fatigue (deterministic & spectral) 🚢 Installation (upending, lifting, padeye design) 🔩 Corrosion allowance (minimum 3–6mm depending on zone) 📏 Member slenderness & punching shear (API RP 2A)
Whether it's fixed-bottom (≤60m water depth) or floating (TLP, Semi, Spar, FPSO) — the fundamentals of API RP 2A, DNV, and ISO 19900 series remain critical.
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