Definition(s)


Reserve Strength Ratio

A measure of the ultimate load carrying capacity of a platform, defined as the ratio of the base shear at ultimate

capacity to the base shear from the 1 00-year reference criteria.

NOTE For the Gulf of Mexico this is the full population hurricane.

Source: API RP 2SIM, Structural Integrity Management of Fixed Offshore Structures, First Edition, November 2014. Global Standards

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