Definition(s)
Nominal Stress
Stress calculated using nominal dimensions at the desired location away from local peak stresses.
Source: API Specification 16Q, Design, Selection, Operation, and Maintenance of Marine Drilling Riser Systems, Second Edition, April 2017. Global Standards
Nominal Stress
Stress calculated using the nominal pipe wall dimensions of the riser at the location of concern.
Source: API RP 16Q, Recommended Practice for Design, Selection, Operation and Maintenance of Marine Drilling Riser Systems, First Edition, November 1993 (Reaffirmed August 2001). Global Standards
Source: ISO 13624-1:2009, Petroleum and natural gas industries – Drilling and production equipment – Part 1:Design and operation of marine drilling riser equipment. Global Standards
Nominal Stress
Stress calculated in a sectional area, including the stress raising effects of the macro-geometrical shape of the component of which the section forms a part, but disregarding the local stress raising effects from the section shape and any weldment or other fixing detail. NOTE Overall elastic behaviour is assumed when calculating nominal stresses. [ISO 19902:2007, definition 3.34].
Source: ISO 19905-1:202, Petroleum and natural gas industries – Site-specific assessment of mobile offshore units – Part 1: Jack-ups. Global Standards