DNVGL ST-0126 (2016)

A comprehensive design framework for offshore wind structures referencing verified standards for fatigue, buckling, welds, joints, and more.

About Standard

DNVGL-ST-0126 (2016) serves as a referencing guideline that connects different structural components of offshore support structures to the appropriate design codes. Rather than introducing new formulas, this standard ensures the correct application of validated methods for:

  • Buckling — EN 1993-1-1, EN 1993-1-5
  • Tubular members and joints — ISO 19902, NORSOK N004
  • Bolts and welds — Eurocode 3, DNV OS-C101, OS-C201
  • Fatigue — DNV RP-C203, Eurocode 3 Fatigue

It applies to fixed offshore wind structures — including towers, jackets, monopiles, and transition pieces — while excluding turbine-specific components like rotors or nacelles.

By organizing checks by structural category (plates, members, joints, etc.), this standard enables consistent, traceable, and standards-compliant modeling within SDC Verifier.

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