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1 Structural Steel- Primary/Secondary/Tertiary

1.1 Primary Structural Steel


Primary structural steel is used in members essential to the overall integrity of
the structure, and for
other structural members of importance to the operational safety of the str
ucture. Primary structural
steel shall include the following:
Main Truss Framing (including Chords.)
Primary Support Beams.
Main Equipment Supporting Members
Lift Trunnions and Padeyes.
Crane Pedestals
Primary steel materials (predominantly Grades S355) shall comply with BS EN
10225: 2001 Spec. for Weldable Structural Steels for Fixed Offshore Structures
and shall be fabricated in accordance with EEMUA 158.

1.2 Secondary Structural Steel


Secondary structural steel is used in members whose contribution to the
integrity of the structure as a whole is not significant. Secondary structural steel
shall include the following:
Floor Stringers and Stiffeners.
Floor Plate.
Pipe Racks/Supports.
Secondary steel materials (Grades S355) shall comply with BS EN 10225: 2001
Spec. for Weldable
Structural Steels for Fixed Offshore Structures and shall be fabricated in
accordance with EEMUA 197.

1.3 Tertiary Structural Steel


Tertiary structural steel has no significant influence on the integrity of the
structure. Tertiary structural steel shall include the following:

Stairs and Walkways.


Access Platforms.
Cable/Instrumentation Supports.
Floor Grating.

Tertiary steel (predominantly Grades S275) shall comply with BS EN 10025: 1993
Specification for Hot Rolled Products of Non-alloy Structural Steels and their
Technical Delivery Conditions and BS EN
10210:1997 Spec.- Hot-Finished Structural Hollow Sections.

Material Properties

The permissible design yield strength of steels of various thicknesses shall be as


tabulated below :-

3 Other steel design properties


for use in design shall be as follows:

Material thickness Requirements

The minimum material thickness of structural steelwork shall be as follows:

Reduced thicknesses may be adopted for pre-fabricated items which are inherently
corrosion resistant (e.g. stainless steel wall cladding).
Coating of steelwork shall be in accordance with the Specification for Protective Coating

5 Material Specification
The following table provides information on specifying materials for use in a topsides
module:
Note: Grade S460 steel shall only be used where a substantial weight saving can be
demonstrated to
offset the higher material cost.

Corrosion Protection

Structural steelwork shall be prepared and painted in accordance with the


Specification for Protective Coating of the appropriate operator.
All closed sections shall be fully seal welded to avoid internal corrosion.
Where applicable, steel deck gratings, stairtreads and handrails shall be hot dip
galvanised to BS EN ISO 1461: 1999.
Suitable isolation shall be provided at interfaces between mild steel and
aluminium or stainless steel to prevent bi-metallic corrosion.

Fire Protection

The extent of passive fire protection (PFP) required is dependent on area classifications
and the results of the Fire Risk Assessment (FRA). Specific requirements will be
confirmed by technical safety during the detail design of a module structure.

8 Properties of Some Common Sections

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