An Intensive 5-day Training Course
Fixed Offshore Structures
Design, Modelling and Analysis
Scheduled Dates
Classroom
| 27 Apr-01 May 2026 | London - UK | $5,950 | RESERVE A SEAT |
| 24-28 Aug 2026 | Abu Dhabi - UAE | $5,950 | RESERVE A SEAT |
| 28 Dec 2026-01 Jan 2027 | Dubai - UAE | $5,950 | RESERVE A SEAT |
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Why Choose this Training Course?
This Fixed Offshore Structures training course will review in detail the analysis and design of fixed offshore structures platforms. Structural analysis is required in a variety of engineering problems that arise over the life of assets, such as design, fabrication, transportation, lifting, loadout, installation, in-place operations, modifications, conversions, upgrades, life extension, and decommissioning.
This PetroKnowledge Fixed Offshore Structures training course will highlight:
- Load classifications
- Load calculations
- Bathymetric survey and geotechnical investigation
- Structural analysis concepts and philosophies
- Fabrication and construction of offshore structures
- Lessons learnt from failure of offshore structures
What are the Goals?
By the end of this Fixed Offshore Structures training course, participants will learn to:
- Understand the hydrodynamic modelling of offshore structures
- Learn the concept, theory and analysis of design fixed offshore structure
- Calculating the static and dynamic loads that impact offshore structures
- Geotechnical foundations and design
- Fabrication and construction of fixed offshore structures
- Learn the concept and analysis of offshore structure installation
Who is this Training Course for?
This Fixed Offshore Structures training course is suitable to a wide range of professionals who are interested in learning about offshore structure design and analysis but will greatly benefit:
- Structural Engineers
- Construction Engineers
- Steel Fabricators
- Structural Designers
- Project engineers
- Graduate and post graduate students
How will this Training Course be Presented?
Participants in this course will receive a thorough training on the subjects covered by the training course outline with the instructor utilising a variety of proven adult learning teaching and facilitation techniques. Training methodology includes presentations, case studies, videos, group discussions, etc.
Organisational Impact
Organisations will gain the following:
- Enhanced awareness of modelling and design for fixed offshore structure
- Improve the quality of engineering review to increase the productivity of the organization's projects
- Improve organization investment by training people to be decision makers in offshore structures projects
- Improve organization understanding of the Links between design, fabrication, construction and installation
Personal Impact
Delegates, attending the training course, will gain the following:
- Enhanced fixed offshore structure design capabilities
- Skills to enhance quality of all phases of platform design and construction
- Increase understanding of the interfaces between different engineering disciplines during the design phases of offshore structure projects
- Increase understanding of marine structures design and analysis
- Enhance problem-solving abilities for offshore construction
Daily Agenda
Day One: Introduction and Engineering Management of Offshore Structures Design
- Types of offshore structures
- Offshore field development planning
- Engineering management of offshore structures
- Project cost and the life cycle
- Main deliverables of various engineering disciplines
Day Two: Bathymetric Survey, Geotechnical Investigation and Environmental Loads
- Subsea surveying, positioning,
- Offshore soil investigation
- Metocean data
- Wind
- Waves
- Wave theories
Day Three: Hydrodynamic Modelling
- Wind & Wave forces & computation hydrodynamics
- Comparison between offshore codes in relation to the hydrodynamic coefficients
- Loads, buoyancy and stability
- Offshore topside facilities layout
- Fabrication and construction
Day Four: In-place Analysis and Pile-Soil Interaction
- Geotechnical reports and soil interpretation
- Offshore pile design philosophy
- Basics of earthquake and seismic analysis with API
- Concept of design steps
- In-place analysis
- Foundation modelling and pile-soil interaction
Day Five: Loadout, Lifting, Transportation, Installation and Lessons Learnt
- Offshore Facilities Installation (Loadout, lifting, transportation)
- Substructure installation
- Top side installation and lifting analysis
- Wave in deck loading and case studies of offshore platforms failure
- Lessons learnt from structural failures in offshore structures
Certificate
- On successful completion of this Training Course / Online Training Course, a PetroKnowledge Certificate / E-Certificate will be awarded to the delegates.
