An investigation was carried out for the fatigue damages due to VIV in a flexible riser evaluated with three different VIV simulation methodologies. One methodology is provided in commercial software Shear7 which is established based on mode superposition. The other two are provided in commercial software OrcaFlex which are established based on global dynamic simulation in time domain. One of the two time-domain methods is referred to as Iwan and Blevings model formed with a wake oscillator, and the other is referred to as Tracking (1) model made with vortex tracking method. Fatigue damages in tensile armoring wires of the riser were evaluated with RMS curvature ranges resulting from the three methodologies separately. A detailed comparison between the damages and between RMS curvature ranges is made and then some discussions and recommendations are presented.

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