Mr. Piotr Szalewski
Tuesday, April 9th, 2013
11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
Westchase Marriott Hotel
2900 Briarpark Dr.
Houston, TX 77042
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Abstract
Growing global demand for oil pushed development of oil fields into deep waters and harsh environments, with many ship-shaped units currently being built, designed or on order. Past experience from operation in such waters shows that inadequate design may lead to costly operational issues. Particularly for structural design, sufficient attention must be paid to fatigue strength and direct load calculation and strength analysis, and relevant methodology applied.
The presentation will focus on design principles and current design methodologies for fatigue and ultimate strength, which are particularly relevant for ship structural design for harsh environments. Different calculation methods and tools are used for different design stages: initial, preliminary, detailed design. Principles and limitations of these methods will be discussed, and exemplified with relevant analysis scenarios.
Biography
Mr. Piotr Szalewski
DNV, Approval and Technology Center Houston
Piotr Szalewski holds MSc in Naval Architecture from Technical University in Gdansk, Poland. He has been with DNV since 1999, and worked within structural approval and rule development. He spent number of years in Poland, Norway and South Korea. Piotr is currently Principal Engineer and Group Lead in DNV Approval and Technology Centre in Houston. This office provides full portfolio of DNV services to offshore and maritime Clients in North America, and is involved in major international offshore projects.