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Project Number 423
Date of Summary May 1, 2006
Subject Reliability of Mooring Systems for Floating Production Systems
Performing Activity Texas A&M University, Offshore Technology Research Center (OTRC)
Principal Investigator Gilbert & Zhang
Contracting Agency Minerals Management Service
Completion Completed
Description

The performance of the floating production system depends on more directly on the performance of the system of mooring lines and anchors rather than on the performance of a single line or anchor. To assess and study the component and system reliabilities for the mooring system, a “theme” Spar and its mooring system is used for the reliability analysis. The results of this project may be used for the evaluation and possible improvement of the design codes for FPS mooring lines and anchors.
Progress Final report completed.
Reports
AA (2MB) PDF Reliability of Mooring Systems for Floating Production Systems, Young Jan Choi and Robert B. Gilbert, the University of Texas at Austin, Yu Ding and Jun Zhang Texas A&M University, April, 2006.
 


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