1、Planning,Designing,and Constructing Floating Production SystemsAPI RECOMMENDED PRACTICE 2FPSSECOND EDITION,OCTOBER 2011REAFFIRMED,SEPTEMBER 2020Special NotesAPI publications necessarily address problems of a general nature.With respect to particular circumstances,local,state,and federal laws and reg
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10、PI 2FPS is one of a series of API and other standards for offshore structures in the Gulf of Mexico.This suite ofstandards,hereby referenced as the API Floating Structures Standards(AFSS),are a suite of applicable WorkingStress Design standards for structures to be deployed in U.S.waters.The suite c
11、onsists of the following standards.API 2A-WSD,Planning,Designing and Constructing Fixed Offshore Platforms-Working Stress DesignAPI Spec 2C,Specification for Offshore CranesAPI RP 2D,Recommended Practice for Operation and Maintenance of Offshore CranesAPI Bull 2INT-MET,Interim Guidance on Hurricane
12、Conditions in the Gulf of MexicoAPI RP 2MOP,Marine OperationsAPI RP 2RD,Recommended Practice for Design of Risers for Floating Production Systems(FPSs)and Tension-Leg Platforms(TLPs)API 2SIM,Structural Integrity Management of Fixed Offshore StructuresAPI RP 2SK,Design and Analysis of Stationkeeping
13、Systems for Floating StructuresAPI RP 2T,Recommended Practice for Planning,Design and Constructing Tension Leg PlatformsAPI Bull 2U,Stability Design of Cylindrical ShellsAPI Bull 2V,Design of Flat Plate StructuresAPI RP 14J,Recommended Practice for Design and Hazards Analysis for Offshore Production
14、 FacilitiesAPI RP 75L,Guidance Document for the Development of a Safety and Environmental Management System forOnshore Oil and Natural Gas Production Operation and Associated ActivitiesAISC 360-05,Specification for Structural Steel BuildingsAWS D1.1,Structural Welding Code-SteelThe AFSS is deemed ac
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