Reliability-based design of a marine platform in mexico

A reliability-based life - cycle cost model previously proposed for the risk management of buildings is adapted for the optimal design of a marine platform. The model includes structural risk assessments and the integration of the proper social issues and economics into the management decision process. Structural risks that result from the platform's exposure to the random environmental loading associated with the offshore site where it is located are assessed. Several alternative designs of a specific but typical platform are proposed and assessed from the cost-effectiveness viewpoint. This assessment is performed through the generation of cost/benefit relationships that are used, later on, to select the optimal design.