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Project Number 603
Date of Summary August 7, 2008
Subject Stability of Tension Leg Platforms with Damaged Tendons
Performing Activity Texas Engineering Experiment Station (TEES)
Principal Investigator Moo-Hyan Kim, Jun Zhang, and Richard Mercier
Contracting Agency Minerals Management Service
Estimated Completion May 31, 2009
Description The primary objective of this project is to investigate the static and dynamic stability of various classes of TLPs under extreme hurricane and loop current conditions where one or more tendons have been lost due to damage or disconnect.

This objective will be accomplished via the following tasks:

  1. Definition of TLP Particulars
  2. Definition of Metocean Conditions
  3. Assembly of StabCAD, WAMIT and WINPOST models for TLPs with Intact tendons.
  4. Static Stability Analyses - Intact and Damaged Conditions
  5. Dynamic Simulations - Intact and Damaged Conditions
  6. Review and Interpretation of Results
  7. Report Preparation
Progress Contract awarded August 30, 2007. Student researchers have been identified and steering committee has been established. Preliminary models have been established and generic static stability scenarios have been analyzed.

 

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