Numerical model of jack-up rig’s mechanical behavior under seismic loading

Vasiliev I.A., Dubinya N.V., Tikhotskiy S.A., Nachev V.A., Alexeev D.A.
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The paper presents results of numerical modeling of stress-strain state of jack-up rigs used for shelf hydrocarbon reservoirs exploitation. The work studied the equilibrium stress state of a jack-up rig standing on seafloor and mechanical behavior of the rig under seismic loading. Surface elastic wave caused by a distant earthquake acts a reason for the loading. Stability of jack-up rig is the main topic of the research, as stability can be lost due to redistribution of stresses and strains in the elements of the rig due to seismic loading. Modeling results revealed that seismic loading can indeed lead to intermittent growth of stresses in particular elements of the rig’s support legs resulting into stability loss. These results were obtained using the finite element-based numerical scheme. The paper contains the proof of modeling results convergence obtained from analysis of one problem — the problem of stresses and strains distributions for the contact problem of a rigid cylinder indenting on elastic half space. The comparison between numerical and analytical solutions proved the used numerical scheme to be correct, as obtained results converged. The paper presents an analysis of the different factors influencing the mechanical behavior of the studied system. These factors include the degree of seismic loading, mechanical properties of seafloor sediments, and depth of support legs penetration. The results obtained from numerical modeling made it possible to formulate preliminary conclusions regarding the need to take site-specific conditions into account whenever planning the use of jack-up rigs, especially, in the regions with seismic activity. The approach presented in the paper can be used to evaluate risks related to offshore hydrocarbon reservoirs exploitation and development, while the reported numerical scheme can be used to solve some contact problems of theory of elasticity with the need to analyze dynamic processes.

Keywords: seismic loading, jack-up rig, finite element method, mechanical stability, contact problem of theory of elasticity
Citation in English: Vasiliev I.A., Dubinya N.V., Tikhotskiy S.A., Nachev V.A., Alexeev D.A. Numerical model of jack-up rig’s mechanical behavior under seismic loading // Computer Research and Modeling, 2022, vol. 14, no. 4, pp. 853-871
Citation in English: Vasiliev I.A., Dubinya N.V., Tikhotskiy S.A., Nachev V.A., Alexeev D.A. Numerical model of jack-up rig’s mechanical behavior under seismic loading // Computer Research and Modeling, 2022, vol. 14, no. 4, pp. 853-871
DOI: 10.20537/2076-7633-2022-14-4-853-871
URL: http://crm-en.ics.org.ru/journal/article/3229/
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