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September 2019 saw the publication of ABS Guidance Notes on composite repairs of steel structures and piping.  The Notes, primarily written for the offshore sector – site-specific offshore structures – address steel renewal or reinforcement using bonded composite repairs. SPS, the original permanent, composite steel renewal solution is one such…

Sandwich Plate System (SPS) panels have been used for additional blast protection for an FPSO bulkhead being built by CSSC Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipyard (SWS).  The new FPSO, is being delivered in November/December 2019.  The SPS bulkhead (74.5 sqm) is located between the Emergency Generator Room and the CCR and Permit…

An impact resistant SPS crash deck was designed for a tension leg platform which increased the impact resistance of the structure and resisted loads without penetration.  The specification defined the energy absorption capability as 765 kJ which is associated with a 3MT basket dropped at a height of 26m above…