How do we get the load? Well, for onshore applications load only come from dead load, live load and wind load (for simple structure) but for offshore structure there are much more to be considered. We need to consider environmental load including wave, wind and current apart from dead and live load. In most of the time, environmental load governs as the factor to determine the critical point of the structure when resisting the load. That's mean environmental loading is much more influential c...

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