That night, a rogue wave—a once-in-a-thousand-years anomaly—swept through the Balder field. It hit the old, neighboring platform, the one built on WSD logic from 2005. The leg buckled. The platform listed.
Elias pointed to the PDF. "Section 1.4. ‘This Recommended Practice is based on LRFD principles. For new designs in high-consequence environments, adherence to these load and resistance factors is considered the minimum standard of care.’ " Api Rp 2a-lrfd 2019 Pdf