PROCEEDINGS OF THE CONFERENCE ON WELDING IN OFFSHORE CONSTRUCTIONS

Material and structural problems in offshore installations; Fatigue data interpretation and relevance of corrosion effects; Basic considerations in tubular joint design; Corrosion fatigue properties of construction steel and its welded joints in sea water; Numerical and experimental stress analysis of a cross joint of two tubulars of equal diameters; Design appraisal of offshore platforms of welded tubular construction; Steels for North Sea structures; Steel castings for structural use; Use of small scale destructive tests to assess susceptibility to lamellar tearing; Manual and automatic welding consumables for use on offshore constructions; Fracture toughness properties of submerged arc weld metal; Controlling weld metal toughness; Welding procedures for critical structures; Choosing consumables and welding procedures to ensure strong, tough welded structures; Heat treatment requirements associated with North Sea offshore production platforms; Design and construction of offshore platforms; Role of NDT in offshore oil and gas industry; Fabrication of deck nodes for North Sea oil drilling rigs; Quality control aspects of welding of a North Sea drilling platform; Application of multi-operator remote controlled welding equipment; Underwater welding of metals; Acceptance of explosive welds; Explosive welding of pipe in air and under water.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Proceedings consist of two volumes.
• Corporate Authors:

  Welding Institute

  Abingdon Hall
  Cambridge CB1 6AL,   England 
• Publication Date: 1974-2

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automatic welding; Machines; Offshore platforms; Offshore structures; Welding
• Old TRIS Terms: Automatic welding systems; Underwater welding; Welding machines; Welding offshore structures
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Marine Transportation; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00071727
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Welding Institute
• Report/Paper Numbers: Proceeding
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 12 1974 12:00AM