NOC | Risk and Reliability of offshore structures

Course abstract

Considering the importance of offshore structures, one has to recognize that there are other intrinsic uncertainties such as material properties, analysis methods, design procedures etc, which are addressed rationally. A detailed knowledge of reliability of offshore structures using probabilistic tools becomes need of the hour for both industry and academia. Offshore activities, on one hand, lead to increase in societal wealth, and, on the other hand, make society vulnerable to risks. An offshore engineer is usually accountable for the decisions that he takes. A hallmark of professionalism is to quantify the risks and benefits involved. The present course aims to introduce the basics of the structural reliability analysis procedures. The Registrants would benefit from the course by learning the basics of reliability-based design and principles underlying code calibration, which would provide the groundwork to embark upon research in this field. Key focus will be on safety and reliability issues of offshore facilities during analysis and design, inspection and planning.

Course Instructor

Prof. Srinivasan Chandrasekaran

Srinivasan Chandrasekaran?is currently a Professor in the Dept. of Ocean Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, India. He has teaching, research and industrial experience of about 23 years during which he has supervised many sponsored research projects and offshore consultancy assignments both in India and abroad. His active areas of research include dynamic analysis and design of offshore platforms, Development of geometric forms of complaint offshore structures for ultra-deep water oil exploration and production, sub-sea engineering, Rehabilitation and retrofitting of offshore platforms, structural health monitoring of ocean structures, seismic analysis and design of structures and risk analyses and reliability studies of offshore and petroleum engineering plants. He has been also a visiting fellow under the invitation of Ministry of Italian University Research to University of Naples Federico II, Italy for a period of two years during which he conducted research on advanced nonlinear modelling and analysis of structures under different environmental loads with experimental verifications. He has about 110 research publications in International journals and refereed conferences organized by professional societies around the world. Seven text books authored by him are quite popular amongst graduate students of civil and ocean engineering and recommended as reference material for class room studies and research as well. He also delivered Six web-based courses namely: i) Dynamic analysis of ocean structures (Both MOODLE and NPTEL); ii) Ocean structures and materials; iii) Advanced marine structures; and iv) Health, safety & Management in offshore and petroleum engineering (Both MOODLE and NPTEL). He is a member of many National and International professional bodies and delivered many invited lectures and key note address in the international conferences, workshops and seminars in India and abroad.