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Technology
Assessment & Research (TA&R) Program
| Project Number |
661 |
| Date of Summary |
July 28, 2011 |
| Subject |
Joint Industry Project (JIP) to Enhance Polyester Rope Stiffness Modeling, Testing, and Analysis
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| Performing Activity |
American Bureau of Shipping |
| Principal Investigator |
Thomas Kwan |
| Contracting Agency |
Minerals Management Service |
| Estimated Completion |
Completed |
| Description |
This JIP is initiated to collect and investigate results of past studies on fiber ropes, test procedures and data, code requirements, and fiber rope mooring analysis methods. The JIP will also conduct sensitivity analysis to identify important model and design parameters. Based on the results of the investigation, conservative and practical stiffness models, testing procedure, and mooring analysis method will be developed. The results from this JIP can be used in supporting fiber rope code developments and polyester mooring projects. |
| Progress |
An industry workshop was held in April of 2010 which lead to the first draft
of the newly developed guidelines being issued in August of 2010. A second
workshop was held in early September 2010. The final draft
has been published
on the American Bureau of Shipping website,
www.eagle.org, and is also available in the reports
section below. |
| Reports |
| AA |
“Guidance Notes on the Application of Fiber Rope for Offshore Mooring”, American Bureau of Shipping, Houston, Texas, August 2011 |
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