Office/Division Program
TAP
Project Number
241
Category
Research Initiation Date (Award Date)
Research Performing Activity
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Building and Fire Research Laboratory
Research Principal Investigator
Andrew W. Taylor
Research Contracting Agency
Description
This is a Joint Industry Project (JIP). The project objective to assess the current state-of-the-art and the future technological challenges, related to the evaluation of steel tubular joints in existing offshore structures. The results of this study include recommendations on actions the Minerals Management Service (MMS) and the petroleum industry could take to develop reliable methods for re-qualifying existing offshore structures with tubular steel joints.
Latest progress update
Complete