Extreme Value

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design value of a parameter used in ultimate limit state checks, in which a structure’s global behavior is intended to stay in the elastic range

NOTE Extreme events have probabilities of the order of 10⁻² per year.

Source: API RP 2MET, Derivation of Metocean Design and Operating Conditions, First Edition, November 2014. Global Standards

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