INSPECTABILITY OF TENSION LEG PLATFORM TENDONS

Award Information

Agency: Department of Agriculture	Branch: N/A	Award ID: 1291	Program Year/Program: 1985 / SBIR
Agency Tracking Number: 1291	Solicitation Year: N/A	Solicitation Topic Code: N/A	Solicitation Number: N/A

Small Business Information: Ocean Engineering Consultants
2949 Epaulette Street San Diego, CA 92123
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Phase 2: Fiscal Year: 1985

Title: INSPECTABILITY OF TENSION LEG PLATFORM TENDONS

Agency: USDA

Contract: N/A

Award Amount: $90,000.00

Abstract:
DESIGNS OF TENSION LEG PLATFORM (TLP) TENDON ELEMENTS WILL BE DESCRIBED AND ANALYZED FROM THE STANDPOINT OF CRITICAL FLAWS AND FRACTURE MECHANICS. VARIOUS INSPECTION METHODS FOR DETECTION OF CRACKS OR OTHER STRUCTURAL FLAWS (E.G. CORROSION) WILL BE IDENTIFIED. IN PARTICULAR, ULTRASONIC DETECTION (UT) WILL BE EXAMINED IN CONNECTION WITH GENERIC TENDON COUPLING DESIGNS, AND A MODEL RELATING UT INSPECTION PERFORMANCE TO COUPLING DESIGN WILL BE PROPOSED.

Principal Investigator:
John E. Balkyard
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Small Business Information at Submission:

Ocean Engineering Consultants
2949 Epaulette Street San Diego, CA 92123

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Number of Employees: N/A

Woman-Owned: No

Minority-Owned: No

HUBZone-Owned: No