Office/Division Program
TAP
Project Number
407
Category
Research Initiation Date (Award Date)
Research Performing Activity
CEAC , University of Houston
Research Principal Investigator
Li, Miyase, Williams and Wang
Research Contracting Agency
Description
Research pm the damage tolerance of Synthetic-Fiber Mooring ropes for use on MODU's. Analysis of controlled, damage-tolerance, static tension tests on elements and sub-rope components taken directly from representative polyester mooring rope products. This research laid a foundation into the behavior of ropes with damage including more sophisticated analytical modeling.
Latest progress update
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