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Structural - Offshore - Onshore PAFA Consulting Engineers offer offshore expertise on oil and gas platforms under extreme environmental and accidental loading conditions as well as long-term degradation effects from corrosion, fatigue and vibration. Examples include:
These skills have been applied to fixed steel jackets, jack-ups, semi-submersibles, FSUs/FPSOs and offshore wind farms. Onshore we offer expertise for structures as diverse as:
Our studies include surveying, local and global design, assessment against international codes, risk and reliability assessments, impact forces, extreme pressures, life extension and dispute resolution. Recent projects in this area we have completed include: Fixed Steel Structures : PAFA Consulting Engineers have a team of engineers experienced in the structural modelling of fixed steel structures and assessing the behaviour against design or operational requirements. Floating Structures : PAFA Consulting Engineers have undertaken a wide variety of projects relating to floating structures, for both the oil and gas and maritime industries. Jack-Up Structures : PAFA Consulting Engineers are actively involved in the estimation of jack-up platform reliability. Offshore Helidecks : PAFA Consulting Engineers have carried out an examination of specifications of offshore helidecks for the UK Health & Safety Executive. This study also considered the benefits of better weather forecasting. Long-Term Degradation : PAFA Consulting Engineers offer the capabilities to investigate the effects of degradation on materials. These include those arising from fatigue, fracture, corrosion and abrasion. Advanced Analysis : PAFA Consulting Engineers offer an advanced analysis service using the latest industry standard linear and non-linear software in association with in-house developed programs.
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