Abstract:
This paper provides a brief review of the methodological composition
of Risk Based Inspection (RBI) and the application of the methodology
for safeguarding hull integrity of offshore floating structures, with
fatigue as primary degradation mechanism. The work has a distinct
focus on the opportunities RBI has to offer in combination with
Structural Health Monitoring. In order to provide a clear picture of the
state of the art knowledge, the current practices and regulations are
briefly discussed after which the RBI methodology is introduced, the
differences in guidelines and applications discussed and an 8-step
approach is proposed. Subsequently, the methodology is outlined as an
instrument for determining the residual fatigue life and the inspection
scope and –schedule and the methodological embedding within an
Advisory Hull Monitoring System is discussed and proposed.