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Sec.1: General [Table of Contents] B: Application - Scope

DNV-OS-C501 Composite Components

[-] Sec.1: General
[-] A: Objectives

Sec.1
A. Objectives

Sec.1
A 100   Objectives

Sec.1 A
101   The main objectives of this standard is to:
—serve as a basic philosophy and standard
—provide an internationally acceptable standard for safe design with respect to strength and performance by defining minimum requirements for design, materials, fabrication and installation of load-carrying Fibre Reinforced Plastic (FRP) laminates and sandwich structures and components
—serve as a technical reference document in contractual matters between client and contractor and or supplier
—provide cost-effective solutions based on complete limit state design with reliability based calibration of safety factors
—reflect the state-of-the-art and consensus on accepted industry practice
—to provide guidance and requirements for efficient global analyses and introduce a consistent link between design checks (failure modes), load conditions and load effect assessment in the course of the global analyses.
Sec.1: General [Table of Contents] B: Application - Scope