Definition(s)
ELE
Extreme level earthquake.
Source:API RP 2EQ, Seismic Design Procedures and Criteria for Offshore Structures, First Edition, November 2014. Global Standards
Source: API RP 2SIM, Structural Integrity Management of Fixed Offshore Structures, First Edition, November 2014. Global Standards
Source: ISO 19905-1:202, Petroleum and natural gas industries – Site-specific assessment of mobile offshore units – Part 1: Jack-ups. Global Standards
Source: ISO 19900:2013, Petroleum and natural gas industries – General requirements for offshore structures. Global Standards
ELE
Earthquake with a severity which the structure should sustain without major damage.
NOTE The ELE event is comparable to the extreme environmental event in the design of fixed structures which is described in API 2A-WSD, 22nd Edition and ISO 19903, When exposed to an ELE, a structure is supposed to retain its full capacity for all subsequent conditions
Source:API RP 2EQ, Seismic Design Procedures and Criteria for Offshore Structures, First Edition, November 2014. Global Standards