- LPA of Jack-up drilling rigs and installation risk assessment (Punch Through, Rapid Penetration hazards) is one of the important competences of engineering analaysis.
- Before a jack-up is installed at a site, a prediction of the spudcans penetrations into the seabed as a function of the imposed loads should be made.
- The main purposes of this load-penetration prediction are calculation of spudcan tip penetrations during preloading and assessment the potential risk of punch through or rapid penetration.
