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DNV-OS-C501 Composite Components

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DNV-OS-C501

Composite Components

October 2010

Motives

No design code for Fibre Reinforced Plastic, often called composite structures, exists today except for some special applications like FRP pipes, pressure vessels and ships.

The realization of even simple designs of FRP structures tends to become a major undertaking due to the lack of applicable design standards. It is DNV's impression that the lack of a good FRP guideline is one of the major obstacles to utilize FRP structurally in a reliable and economical way.

For this reason DNV started a JIP to develop a general standard for the design of load carrying structures and components fabricated from fibre-reinforced plastics and sandwich structures.

Upon termination of the JIP, the members participating i.e. Advanced Research Partnership, ABB Offshore Technology, Ahlstrøm Glassfibre, AMOCO, Akzo Nobel Faser AG, Baltek, Devold AMT, FiReCo, MMS, Norsk Hydro, Reichold, Saga Petroleum, Tenax Fibers, Umoe Shat Harding agreed that DNV shall transform the resulting project report into a DNV Offshore Standard.

The new DNV Offshore Standard is indexed: DNV-OS-C501 Composite Components, and has a contents layout as shown overleaf.

CHANGES

General

As of October 2010 all DNV service documents are primarily published electronically.

In order to ensure a practical transition from the "print" scheme to the "electronic" scheme, all documents having incorporated amendments and corrections more recent than the date of the latest printed issue, have been given the date October 2010.

An overview of DNV service documents, their update status and historical "amendments and corrections" may be found through http://www.dnv.com/resources/rules_standards/.

Main changes

Since the previous edition (January 2003), this document has been amended, most recently in April 2009. All changes have been incorporated and a new date (October 2010) has been given as explained under "General".