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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

SUBSEA BOLTS PERFORMANCE AND CRITICAL DRILL-THROUGH EQUIPMENT FASTENER STUDY known commonly as “Subsea Bolts Performance” or “Subsea Bolt Study”

Office/Division Program
TCP
Project Number
5011
Category
Materials
Research Completion Date (POP End)
Research Performing Activity
BSEE/OORP/ETB/SRS
Research Principal Investigator
Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) - Roy Lindley
Research Contracting Agency
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement
Research Contract Award Value
$907,000.00
Description

The overall objectives of this research is to advance the understanding of subsea fastener performance and to determine the optimal material properties requirements for subsea fastener applications for harmonization across industry standards. Review the global industry codes and identify any existing global standards or regulations with underlying failure mechanisms for subsea bolt technology. Identification of the similarities and differences in global industry standards and regulations as related to fastener systems worldwide.

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