Abstract
Summary This paper describes the procedures used to design bumper piles for the docking installation of a large North Sea platform jacket over a subsea drilling template. Model tests are described and their response data presented and interpreted for design use. Procedures are presented for evaluating ultimate load- and energy-absorbing capacities of the docking piles together with the jacket-bottom horizontal framing. Conclusions are drawn and observations offered concerning analytical methods for determining docking pile design loads and the feasibility of mating large platform assemblies offshore.
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