Technology
Assessment & Research (TA&R) Program
| Project
Number |
88 |
| Date of Summary |
December 31, 1987 |
| Subject |
Inspectibility of Tension Leg
Platform Tendons |
| Performing Activity |
Offshore Technology Corporation |
| Principal Investigator |
Mr. John E. Halkyard |
| Contracting Agency |
Minerals Management Service |
| Estimated Completion |
Complete |
| Description |
This was a Joint Industry Project
(JIP). Designs for Tension Leg Platform (TLP)Tendon elements were analyzed by a fracture
mechanics approach making use of the critical flaw concept. Inspection methods for
detection of structural flaws in the TLP tendons were identified. Ultrasonic detection
(UT) will be examined in connection with general tendon design methods, and a model
relating the UT inspection performance to the design method and period of inspection will
be proposed. |
| Progress |
Complete |
| Reports |
AA
(192 pages, 6,267 KB)
 |
Bossi, R. H., Halkyard, J. G.,
Isaacson, C. A., and Maki, B. F., Inspectibility of Tension Leg Platform Tendons, Final
Report- Phase I, John E. Halkyard and Company, San Diego, California, May 4, 1985. |
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AB
(409 pages, 13,893 KB)
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Bossi, R., Davis, T., Halkyard,
J., and Leggelo, B., Inspectibility of Tension Leg Platform Tendons, Phase
II Final Report, Offshore Corporation, Final Report No. AOC-85-377, January,
1988. |
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