Project Number | 369 |
Date of Summary | August 24, 2006 |
Subject | Polyester Rope Analysis Tool |
Performing Activity | Texas A&M University, Offshore Technology Research Center (OTRC) |
Principal Investigator | Dr. Eric Williamson |
Contracting Agency | Minerals Management Service |
Completion | August 2006 |
Description | The primary goal of this research project is to ensure the availability of a validated software tool that can be used to predict the response of polyester ropes under a variety of loading conditions. Such a tool is needed to interpret and extend test data and to develop design guidelines. Laboratory testing of large and full-scale ropes, while essential for gauging performance, is expensive and time consuming. Development of a reliable computer model has the potential to significantly reduce the costs and time needed for experimental testing. |
Progress |
Project completed. For most of the cases analyzed, the proposed numerical model accurately predicts the capacity of the damaged ropes, but the model overestimates the rope failure axial strain. |
Reports | |
AA (10 pages) | Eric Williamson and Juan Felipe Beltran, Polyester Rope Analysis Tool, November 18, 2004 |
AB (138 pages) | Eric Williamson and Juan Felipe Beltran, University of Texas at Austin, Final report, May, 2006 |
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