The objective was to conduct an international workshop on the design and requalification of offshore platforms. The workshop assessed the current state-of- the-practice and determined future research needs to close gaps in technology. The workshop discussed: methods used to make an assessment of the site seismicity and other characteristics of potential seismic sources;
methods used to predict strong ground motions, including the effects of basin geometry;
methods used to estimate the dynamic response of the structure/foundation/soil system to account for nonlinear effects; and
methods used to calculate the dynamic response and behavior of various operational elements mounted on the structure.
Complete. Approximately 175 people attended the international workshop. The proceedings were published in December, 1993.