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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 General ......................................................................................................................................... 3
1.1 Project overview ............................................................................................................... 3
1.2 Objective .......................................................................................................................... 5
1.3 Reference Documents ..................................................................................................... 5
1.3.1 Industry Codes and Standards ............................................................................................................................. 5
1.3.2 Reference Drawings ............................................................................................................................................. 5

2 Conclusion ................................................................................................................................... 6
3 Design Data .................................................................................................................................. 7
3.1 Units ................................................................................................................................. 7
3.2 Material Properties ........................................................................................................... 7
3.3 Description of 14 Clamp Structure .................................................................................. 7
3.4 Basic Loads and Factored Load ....................................................................................... 8
3.4.1 Factors of Safety ................................................................................................................................................... 8
3.4.2 Design Loads ........................................................................................................................................................ 8

3.5 Boundary Conditions ........................................................................................................ 9

4 STAAD.Pro Input & Output Data............................................................................................... 10
5 Shop Drawing ............................................................................................................................ 18

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1 General
1.1 Project overview
The EGINA field, discovered in 2003, is situated offshore Nigeria within the Oil Mining Lease OML-
130, some 200km from Port Harcourt in a water depth ranging from 1150m to 1750m (see Figure
1.1).

Figure 1.1: Location of EGINA Field (OML-130)

As part of what is known as the greater EGINA area, two other fields EGINA South and PREOWEI
which are situated 20 km and 25 km respectively from the EGINA MAIN field are planned for future
developments. The current development will cover the EGINA MAIN field. The two other fields,
EGINA South and PREOWEI will be developed as satellites of EGINA MAIN and will be tied back at
the end of its plateau. The surface facilities are designed to take into account these future fields (see
Figure 1.2).

Figure 1.2: PREOWEI and EGINA South Locations

The development of the EGINA field is based on subsea wells connected to a Floating Production,
Storage & Offloading (FPSO) facility and stabilized crude oil export via oil tanker using an offloading
buoy.

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There is also a Gas Export pipeline from FPSO to the AKPO Gas Export pipeline tie-in point. The
subsea layout of the EGINA MAIN field is shown below in Figure 1.3:

Figure 1.3: Base Case Layout for EGINA MAIN

The Scope of Work for the Flowlines, Risers, Offloading Systems and Offshore Works (UFR) for the
EGINA MAIN Field is as listed below:
2off Production loops (of about 29 km) thermally wet insulated with flowlines, spools, FLETs.
(Note: Production manifolds and CRA Production well jumpers are COMPANY provided items
to be installed);
3off Water Injection lines (of about 23 km) with flowlines, spools, well jumpers, FLETs and
ITAs;
1off Gas Export line (of about 20 km) with flowline, spools, FLETs, SIV and PLEM, and tied-in
to AKPO export pipeline;
4off concentric offset risers for production and gas lift and relevant flexible jumpers;
3off Water Injection risers and relevant flexible jumpers;
1off Gas Export riser and relevant flexible jumpers;
Installation of 4 main umbilicals and ancillaries for Production and Water Injection wells and
telecom link to pre-existing subsea optic fibre network;
1 secondary umbilical for GE SIV control and risers monitoring;

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LBL array;
Oil Offloading Terminal, using an offloading buoy (COMPANY furnished with hoses and
hawser) approximately 2 km NNE of FPSO and connected to FPSO via two 18.5-inch ID Oil
Offloading lines.
FPSO mooring anchors and the installation of the COMPANY furnished FPSO mooring lines and its
hook-up are also involved in the scope of work.

1.2 Objective
This Calculation Note contains analysis performed on the 14 RBS Clamp which shall be used as an
aid during coating activities at the SCNL Fabrication Yard.
The objectives of the analysis are as follows:
Provide adequate fixity between Clamp and 3LPP for the 14 RBS.
Ensure that all structural steel elements, including weld verifications, satisfy code check
requirements based on AISC and API, and are adequate for Allowable Stress Design.

1.3 Reference Documents

1.3.1 Industry Codes and Standards
No Document Number Title Edition
American Institute of Steel Construction, Manual of Steel
[1] AISC-ASD 2005
Construction, Allowable Stress Method, 13th Edition.
[2] API RP2A WSD Recommended Practice Working Stress Design 21

1.3.2 Reference Drawings

No Drawing Number Title Rev.
[1] SCNL-TCO-MTH-YARD-2017-013 14 RBS Clamp General Arrangement & Piece Marks 00

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2 Conclusion
Analysis results show that the general structural configuration of the 14 RBS Clamp is satisfactory.
Maximum stresses are less than 0.6*Fy (141 N/mm2) and Nodal deflection limits are not exceeded, in
accordance with reference AISC and API standards.
Table 2.1: Results Summary of Structural Elements
S/N Description Results
Maximum Stress OK (53.2 N/mm2 < 141 N/mm2)
1 14 RBS Clamp
Maximum Deflection OK (0.2 mm < 10 mm)

Figure 2.1: Maximum Stresses on Clamp

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3 Design Data
3.1 Units
SI units are used throughout this Calculation Note.

3.2 Material Properties

SMYS Fy = 235 N/mm2

Youngs Modulus E = 210000 MPa
Shear Modulus G = 79,600 N/mm2
Steel Density = 7850 kg/m3
Poissons Ratio = 0.3

3.3 Description of 14 Clamp Structure

MARK QTY DESCRIPTION LT [MM]

1 2 ROLLED PLATE 10 THK 80
2 4 PLATE 30 x 6 THK 160
3 4 PLATE 30 x 6 THK 126
4 4 PLATE 30 x 6 THK 100
5 4 PLATE 80 x 10 THK 90
6 2 M16 BOLT 80

Figure 3.1: 14 RBS Clamp Structure

The 14 Clamp shall be used as a support structure for a 100-kg Heating Machine during the
3LPP coating of 14 Riser-based Spool (RBS).
The Heating Machine shall be vertically supported on the 4-off horizontal 6mm thick plates
(Item 2).
The 4-off vertical 6mm thick plates (Item 4) would serve as horizontal restrains during
operation. These are not included in the analysis as they are just guides.
A minimum torque value of 237 Nm (175 lb-ft) shall be applied on the 2-off M16 bolts at both
ends of the clamp, on the 10mm thick plates (Item 5).

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3.4 Basic Loads and Factored Load

3.4.1 Factors of Safety
The design factors utilised in the analysis are given in Table 3.1 below:
Table 3.1: Factors Considered
Structural Member Factors of Safety
Dead Load, fDL = 1.2
Live Load, fLL = 1.6
14 Clamp Dynamic Amplification Factor, fDAF_A = 1.15
Weight Contingency Factor, fCONT = 1.10
Total Factor of Safety, fS = FDAF_A*fCONT*fCOG*fCF = 1.79

3.4.2 Design Loads

The following design loads, as shown in Table 3.2 below, have been considered:
Table 3.2: Design Loads
Structural Member Basic Loads
Self-weight of structure, pw = 12 kg
Weight of Heating Machine, pm = 100 kg
14 Clamp Factored load, Pf = fs*(pw + pm) = 1.79*(12 + 100) = 200.5 kg
= 1965 N
Pressure load on full support plate
0.102 N/mm2
(4-off x 160 x 30mm) = 1965N/(4-off x 160mm x 30mm) =
M16 Bolt Bolt torque value, Tb = 237 Nm

Table 3.3: Conversion of Torque to Axial Force

Source: https://www.engineersedge.com/calculators/torque_calc.htm

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3.5 Boundary Conditions

In order to keep the clamp in place during heating operations,
Static friction = Coefficient of friction x Normal Reaction
In this case, Static friction = Factored load, Pf = 1.965 kN [Table 3.2]
Coefficient of friction, = 0.2
Therefore, Normal Reaction, Pn = 1.965/0.2 = 9.825 kN
Recall, Axial bolt clamp force applied, Pa = 74.06 kN [Table 3.3]
Since Pn < Pa, fixity between clamp and coated pipe OK

Figure 3.2: Boundary Condition on Clamp

For the purpose of analysis using STAAD.Pro, the boundary condition shall be considered as
Fixed Support since Pn < Pa.

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4 STAAD.Pro Input & Output Data

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