📌 Mission Objective

Structural assessment of an FPSO mooring balcony component during onshore lifting prior to integration.

The analysis ensures that the structure can safely withstand lifting conditions (self-weight, rigging loads) without overstress or excessive deformation before being integrated to the hull.

🧠 Approach & Actions

• Definition of lifting configuration and associated load cases
• FEA modeling of the spread mooring structure using Femap
• Application of rigging forces and self-weight based on lifting points
• Simulation of lifting deformations and stress distributions
• Verification of structural strength and maximum deformations
• Adjustment of supports and lifting points to minimize deformation

🗃️ Deliverables

• Structural assessment report covering lifting configuration and results
• Finite element model (Femap)
• Excel spreadsheet used for post-processing and result validation

🛠️ Tools and Rules

• Standards: DNV-ST-N001, ABS FPI
• Softwares: Femap/NX Nastran (SOL101)