Validation and Calibration of API-RP-2A Using Hurricane Lili to Update the Hurricane Andrew JIP Results that provided the basis for API Section 17.

This project updates the API-RP-2A section using Hurricane Lili data to validate and calibrate Hurricane Andrew's JIP results. Hurricane Lili did much damage to platforms, including the complete loss of some of the units. The general project objectives were to:

Determine the validity of the API RP 2A process using a combined set of Hurricane Andrew and Hurricane Lili data; Determine the anticipated conservatism of the API process, if any, by determining the bias factors for the jacket and foundation Identify the areas of the API design process, wave load, foundation design, etc., that provide the most significant bias contributors; Make recommendations on improvements to API RP 2A.