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Installation calculations for subsea pipelines

About the course

Anyone involved in the installation analysis of rigid pipelines and modules will benefit from this course’s detailed explanation of installation calculations. Covering all stages of a pipeline’s lifecycle, from pipe-lay to abandonment and recovery, this course will give you the opportunity to practice hand calculations with tutor support.

Assessing a selection of wire sizing for pull-in of pipelines and lowering of modules, this hands-on experience is the perfect platform to boost understanding of industry standards and codes. Giving you the confidence to independently assess and verify calculations, the tutor will guide you through a variety of worked examples and exercises, explaining how they are applied to real life scenarios.

Learning outcomes

Perform installation calculations using worked examples
Apply industry standards and codes to pipeline installation projects
Assess and verify calculations used in pipeline installation projects
Employ the principles of holding capacity of soils, simple pile and anchor design
Incorporate the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) methodology into your calculations

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Level Advanced

Duration 4 Days

Study Hours 28

Location

London

Also available in house

Upcoming dates

London

12 September 2017 - 15 September 2017

Holiday Inn Mayfair

£2575

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About the Tutor

Mike Hawkins
BTech (Hons) CEng FIMechE

Mike has over 30 years’ experience in the oil and gas industry and is Jee’s Technical Director. He has particular expertise in design, pipeline buckling, third party verification, freespan and FE analysis and fatigue assessment.

Mike teaches the Reeling design calculations course.

Day 1

Catenaries

Catenary curves
Pipe lay catenary equations
Pipe stresses
Worked example
Exercise
Control by tension

Bending

Bending during S-lay
Worked example
Exercise
Break-over lengths
Concrete-coated pipe
Horizontal lay curve radii

Reeling

Reeling operations
Strain concentration
Material qualification
Ovalisation and buckling
Worked example
Exercise

Day 2

Sagbend buckling

Local buckling criteria
Prediction of buckling in catenary
Worked example
Exercise
Buckle propagation

Barge stability

Stable floating bodies
Determining vessel stability
Free liquid surfaces and suspended loads
Modular craft and local barges
Worked example
Exercise
Background information

Dynamics

Vessel motions
Dynamics during pipe-lay
Code criteria
Software
Worked example
Exercise
Output analysis
Fatigue assessment

Day 3

Lifting

Static and dynamic loads
Lifting in air
General wave parameters
Lifting through wave zone
Lowering through water column
Lowering onto seabed
Worked example
Exercise

Rigging design and analysis

Rigging equipment
Rigging analysis
Worked example
Exercise

Lugs, deck layouts and sea fastenings

Lugs and stiffeners
Worked example
Exercise
Foundations and deck fittings
Deck layouts and sea fasteners

Day 4

Pipe pull forces

Landfall setup
Worked example
Exercise
Alternative pull set ups
Background information

Anchors and piles

Anchors
Exercise
Piles
Sheet pile anchorage
Worked example
Exercise

Abandonment and recovery

A&R overview
A&R equipment
Case study
A&R analysis
Exercise

Installation calculations for subsea pipelines