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Benefit from a much-needed, up-to-date handbook on underwater inspection and repair processes and technologies  Underwater Inspection and Repair for Offshore Structures The book addresses critical topics, including the execution and planning of inspection and repair and the tools and methods used and their deployment underwater. The authors put particular focus on steel and concrete offshore oil and gas installations, but the content is also applicable to the substructures of offshore wind turbines. 
 is complementary to the authors’ book 
, also from Wiley. This important book: 
Covers current inspection and monitoring techniques to evaluate existing structures Includes coverage of robotic (ROV) inspection and repair methods Provides an overview of repair and maintenance techniques applicable to the splash-zone and underwater operations Written for engineers, designers and safety auditors working with offshore structures. 
 is a comprehensive resource for understanding how to effectively inspect and repair these vulnerable structures.

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Names: Sharp, John V., 1936‐ author. | Ersdal, Gerhard, 1966– author.

Title: Underwater inspection and repair for offshore structures / John V. Sharp and Gerhard Ersdal.

Description: First edition. | Hoboken, NJ : Wiley, 2021. | Includes bibliographical references and index.

Identifiers: LCCN 2020042682 (print) | LCCN 2020042683 (ebook) | ISBN 9781119633792 (cloth) | ISBN 9781119633822 (adobe pdf) | ISBN 9781119633815 (epub)

Subjects: LCSH: Offshore structures–Inspection. | Offshore structures–Maintenance and repair.

Classification: LCC TC180 .S46 2021 (print) | LCC TC180 (ebook) | DDC 627/.980288–dc23

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020042682LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020042683

Cover Design: Wiley

Cover Images: Underwater and above water © SEAN GLADWELL /Getty Images, Oil and gas platform with offshore vessel transporting cargo © Danial_Abdullah / Getty Images, U.S. Navy Diver © Stocktrek Images / Getty Images, A diver inspecting airplane parts in the hold of the Japanese aircraft transport, Fujikawa Maru © A Cotton Photo / Shutterstock, 3d Rendering of a Subsea ROV Inspecting the Seabed © Vismar UK / Shutterstock

Preface

All structures deteriorate and experience damage with time, particularly due to fatigue cracking, corrosion and damage from extreme and accidental events. This requires inspections, monitoring and appropriate repair of these structures to be performed to avoid an unsafe condition. Significant research and development work have been undertaken related to typical damage types, inspection and monitoring methods, evaluation of damage, and the need and methods for repair. This book aims at giving the reader an overview of this research and development work in addition to providing current practice in these areas, both to inform the reader about the existence of this work and to avoid unnecessary repetition of research and development.

Since early 1980 the first author of this book, John V. Sharp, has been active in the majority of these research programmes through his role initially in managing the relevant UK Department of Energy research work and later as Head of Offshore Research for the UK HSE. Since early 2000 the second author, Gerhard Ersdal, has had similar roles in managing several research programmes funded by the Norwegian Petroleum Safety Authority. Both authors have specific relevant expertise and have published a number of papers on inspection and repair of offshore structures and both are now actively involved in these areas at the universities of Cranfield and Stavanger, respectively, as Visiting (part‐time) Professors.

The authors have had the benefit of working closely with John Wintle, Visiting Professor at the University of Strathclyde and Consultant Engineer at TWI, in preparing this book and his contributions have made significant improvements to the final text.

This book has mainly been written by using online web‐conferencing and in its later stages this has been forced upon us because of the Covid‐19 lockdown in the UK, Norway and many other parts of the world.

The opinions expressed in this book are those of the authors, and they should not be construed as reflecting the views of the organisations the authors represent. Further, the text in this book should not be viewed as recommended practice but rather as an overview of important issues that are involved in the management of inspection and repair.

The authors would particularly like to thank Mostafa Atteya, Eirik Duesten and Rolf Hanson for carefully reviewing the document and providing many valuable comments. We also want to thank Mick Else and Fu Wu for their efforts in enabling copyrights for essential illustrations. Further, the authors would like to thank Stinger (stinger.com), OceanTech (oceantech.com), BSEE, KBR Energo, Fugro and Atkins (MSL) for allowing us to use their illustrations and Magnus Gabriel Ersdal for drafting some of the figures and valuable input on artificial intelligence and machine learning. The authors would also like to thank the helpful and patient staff at Wiley.

Microsoft Teams, East Hendred, Oxfordshire and Stavanger, July 2020

John V. SharpGerhard Ersdal

Definitions and abbreviations

Accidental limit state (ALS) Check of the collapse of the structure due to the same reasons as described for the ultimate limit state but exposed to abnormal and accidental loading situations
Acoustic emission The production of sound waves by a material when it is subjected to stress
ACFM Alternating Current Frequency Modulated (type of inspection)
ACPD Alternating Current Potential Drop (type of inspection)
Admixture Material added during the mixing process of concrete in small quantities related to the mass of cement to modify the properties of fresh or hardened concrete
Ageing Process in which integrity (i.e., safety) of a structure or component changes with time or use
AIM project A project undertaken by the US Mineral Management Services (MMS) for assessment, inspection and maintenance, providing guidance on managing the integrity of existing fixed steel platforms in the Gulf of Mexico.
Anomaly In‐service measurement (damage, deterioration, defect, degradation, etc.) that is outside the threshold acceptable from the design or most recent fitness for service assessment
As‐built documentation Documentations that includes as‐built documentation collected during in‐service
Asset integrity management (AIM) AIM is the means of ensuring that the people, systems, processes and resources that deliver integrity are in place, in use and will perform when required over the whole life cycle of the asset
Barrier A measure intended to either identify conditions that may lead to failure or hazardous and accidental situations, prevent an actual sequence of events occurring or developing, influence a sequence of events in a deliberate way, or limit damage and/or loss
Bilge The area on the outer surface of a ship's hull where the bottom shell plating meets the side shell plating
Caisson Major part of fixed concrete offshore structure, providing buoyancy during floating phases and the possibility of oil storage within the structure, also used for pipework from topside to underwater typically water lift (intake of firewater, cooling water, etc.) and outlet of wastewater
CFRP Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer
Clamp A fabricated steel construction encompassing an existing tubular member or a nodal joint. A clamp consists of two or more parts that are bolted together. There are a number of clamp variants depending on whether or not the clamp parts are compressed against the existing member/joint and on whether there is a medium (grout or neoprene) placed between the clamp steelwork and the member/joint. A clamp should not be confused with a guide, which can appear to be superficially similar
Collapse Total loss of the load bearing capacity of the platform through failure of one or more structural components
CP Cathodic Protection
Curing Action taken to maintain favourable moisture and temperature conditions of freshly placed concrete or cementitious materials during a defined period of time following placement
CVI Close visual inspection (type of inspection)
Defect An imperfection, fault or flaw in a component
Design service life Assumed period for which a structure is to be used for its intended purpose with anticipated maintenance but without substantial repair from ageing processes being necessary
DFI resume A document summarising key information concerned with the design, fabrication and installation
Discontinuity A lack of continuity or cohesion; an intentional or unintentional interruption in the physical structure or configuration of a material or component
Duty holder A UK term for the operator in the case of a fixed installation (including fixed production and storage units) and for the owner in the case of a mobile installation
DVI Detailed visual inspection (type of inspection)
EC, ET Eddy current testing (type of inspection)
Evaluation The process of evaluating whether identified changes, defects or anomalies need repair, further inspection or a more detailed assessment
Fairlead A device to guide a mooring line and to stop it moving laterally before it enters the vessel
False indication An indication that is interpreted to be caused by a discontinuity at a location where no discontinuity exists
Fatigue limit state (FLS) Check of the cumulative fatigue damage due to repeated loads or the fatigue crack growth capacity of the structure
Fatigue Utilisation Index (FUI) FUI is the ratio between the effective operational time and the documented fatigue life
FCAW Acronym for Fluxed Cored Arc Welding
Fixed structure Structure that is bottom founded and transfers all actions on it to the sea floor
Flaw An imperfection or discontinuity that may be detectable by non‐destructive testing
FRP Fiber Reinforced Polymer
FSU Floating storage units
FSO Floating storage and offloading units
FPSO Floating production, storage and offloading units
Flooded member detection (FMD) Inspection technique that relies on the detection of water penetrating a member by using radiographic or ultrasonic methods
GMAW Gas Metal Arc Welding
Gross errors Significant errors, mistakes and omissions in the form of anomaly or defects that may lead to local or global failures
Grout A mixture of cementitious materials and water, with or without aggregate, to fill cavities and components to form a solid mass when set
GTAW Gas Tungsten Arc Welding
GVI General visual inspection (type of inspection)
HAZ Heat affected zone related to welding
Hazard Situations with potential for human injury, damage to the environment, damage to property, or a combination of these
High Strength Steels (HSS) Steels with yield strengths in excess of 500 MPa
Hydrogen induced cracking (HIC) or hydrogen induced stress cracking (HISC) The process by which hydride‐forming metals such as steel become brittle and fracture due to the introduction and subsequent diffusion of hydrogen into the metal
Inspection programme Scope of work for the offshore execution of the inspection activities to determine the condition and configuration of the structure
Integrity The state of the structure, ideally being fit for service, and with an acceptable level of safety against failure
Integrity management Continuous process to manage all changes that will occur during operational life that may affect the integrity of structures and marine systems
Jack‐ups Mobile offshore unit with a buoyant hull and legs that can be moved up and down relative to the hull
JIP Joint Industry Project, usually in research and development
Kenter shackle A device for joining two chain links as a repair
KPI Key performance indicator, measurement of performance against targets
Life extension The use of structures beyond their originally defined design life
Limit state A state beyond which the structure no longer fulfils the relevant design criteria
Management of change (MoC) A recognised process that is required when significant changes are made to an activity or process which can affect performance and risk
Marine fouling (growth) Seaweed, bacteria and other living organisms in the seawater typically adhering to immersed surfaces such as offshore structures, which may build up to significant thicknesses
Metocean Syllabic abbreviation of meteorology and (physical) oceanography
Microbiologically induced cracking (MIC) A form of degradation that can occur as a result of the metabolic activities of bacteria in the environment. The bacteria that cause MIC can accelerate the corrosion process because the conditions that apply already have elements of a corrosion cell
MIG Metal Inert Gas
Mitigation Limitation of negative consequence or reduction in likelihood of a hazardous event or condition
MMA Manual Metal Arc
MPI Magnetic Particle Inspection (type of inspection)
Mudmat A structure used to prevent offshore structures from sinking into soft unconsolidated soil on the seabed.
NDE Non‐Destructive Examination
NDT Non‐Destructive Testing
Node Joining point for brace members in a jacket‐type structure
Non‐redundant Structure that fails when the first primary structural member fails
OPB Out‐of‐Plane Bending
Partial safety factor (for materials) factor that takes into account unfavourable deviation of strength from the characteristic value and inaccuracies in determining the actual strength of the material (for loads) factor that takes into account the possible deviation of the actual loads from the characteristic value and inaccuracies in the load determination
Passive fire protection (PFP) Coatings used on critical areas that could be affected by a jet fire. There are several different types, which include cementitious and epoxy intumescent based
Peening Process of working a metal’s surface to improve its material properties, usually by mechanical means
Performance standards Statement of the performance required of a structure, system, equipment, person or procedure and that is used as the basis for managing the hazard through the life cycle of the platform
Pre‐stressing tendons High strength tendons required to maintain the structural integrity of a concrete structure, particularly in the towers (shafts). These tendons are placed in steel ducts, which are grouted following tensioning
Primary structure All main structural components that provide the structure’s main strength and stiffness
Progressive collapse The sequence of component failures (from an initial local failure) that will eventually lead to the collapse of an entire structure or large part of it
Push‐over analysis Non‐linear analysis for jacket structures used for determining the collapse / ultimate capacity
PWHT Post Weld Heat Treatment
Redundancy The ability of a structure to find alternative load paths following failure of one or more components, thus limiting the consequences of such failures
Reserve strength ratio (RSR) The ratio between the design loading (usually 100‐year loading) and the collapse / ultimate capacity
Residual strength Ultimate global strength of an offshore structure in a damaged condition
Return period An engineering simplification representing the probability ( q ) of an event by an assumed average period between occurrences of an event or of a particular value being exceeded. For q less than 0.1 this corresponds approximately to a return period of 1/ q years
Risk based inspection Inspection plans developed from an evaluation of the likelihood and consequences of failure associated with a structure to develop the inspection scope and frequency
Robustness Measure of the ability of the structure to be damage tolerant and to sustain deviations from the assumptions to which the structure originally was designed
ROV Remotely Operated Vehicle
RT Radiographic testing (type of inspection)
Safety critical elements (SCE) and Safety and environmental critical elements (SECE) Systems and components (e.g., hardware, software, procedures) that are designed to prevent, control, mitigate or respond to a major accident event (MAE) that could lead to injury or death. This was further extended in the 2015 version of the UK safety case regulation to include environmental critical elements
SCF Stress Concentration Factor
Scour Erosion of the seabed around a fixed structure produced by waves, currents and ice
Secondary structure Structural components that, when removed, do not significantly alter the overall strength and stiffness of the global structure
Serviceability limit state (SLS) A check of functionalities related to normal use (such as deflections and vibrations) in structures and structural components
Sleeve A sleeve is a concentric tubular surrounding a leg or brace member that is several diameters long. The annular gap between the sleeve and member is normally grouted. In the case of an existing member, the sleeve is necessarily split longitudinally and the two halves are joined during installation using short bolts
SMR Strengthening, Modification and Repair
SMYS Specified Minimum Yield Stress
S‐N curve A relationship between applied stress range ( S ) and the number of cycles ( N ) to fatigue failure (regarding fatigue failure, see fatigue limit state)
Splash zone Part of a structure close to sea level that is intermittently exposed to air and immersed in the sea
SSC Ship Structures Committee
SPT Sacrificial pre‐treatment technique (used in adhesive repair)
Station keeping system System capable of limiting the excursions of a floating structure within prescribed limits
Stress concentration factor (SCF) Factor relating a nominal stress to the local structural stress at a detail
Structural integrity A state of being intact and fit for purpose, with an acceptable level of safety against failure
Structural integrity management (SIM) Means of demonstrating that the people, systems, processes and resources that deliver structural integrity are in place, in use and will perform when required of the whole life cycle of the structure
Structural reliability analysis (SRA) Method used to analyse the probability of limit state failure of structures
Stud (chain) Crossbar in the centre of a link of a chain, either welded or mechanically fixed
Studbolt A threaded rod, generally used in stressed clamps
Subsidence Settlement of the structure that results, primarily from extraction of reservoir hydrocarbons
Surveillance All activities performed to gather information required to assure the structural integrity, such as inspection of the condition and configuration, determining the loads, records, and document review (such as standards and regulations)
Testing Testing or examination of a material or component in accordance with a guideline, or a standard, or a specification or a procedure in order to detect, locate, measure and evaluate flaws
TIG Tungsten Inert Gas
Topsides Structures and equipment placed on a supporting structure (fixed or floating) to provide some or all of a platform’s functions
Ultrasonic testing A family of non‐destructive testing techniques based on the propagation of ultrasonic waves in the object or material being tested
Ultimate limit state (ULS) A check of failure of the structure of one or more of its members due to fracture, rupture, instability, excessive inelastic deformation, etc.
Vibration monitoring Natural frequency monitoring to measure stiffness
Watertight integrity The capability of preventing the passage of water through the structure at a given pressure head
Wave‐in‐deck Waves that impact the deck of a structure, which dramatically increase the wave loading on the structure

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