Design of deepwater metallic risers

This paper gives an introduction to the results from a 4 year Joint Industry Project (JIP) named Design procedures and acceptance criteria for deep water risers. The objective of the JIP is to provide the Oil & Gas industry with practical guidelines for the design and analysis of metallic risers with focus on deepwater application. The design and analysis guideline includes the following: safety classes linked to consequence of failure, limit state design method, load effect and resistance design format (LRFD) and recommended analysis procedures.