CHAIN OUT OF PLANE BENDING FATIGUE

CHAIN OUT OF PLANE BENDING FATIGUE. CHAIN OPB JIP
Main Objective:
Address the OPB phenomenon and prevent mooring systems from OPB risk. The JIP program included chain testing and FEA work and developed a design practice for verifying mooring systems against OPB.
Main Participants:
SBM, Technip, Sofec, Noble, Denton, Bluewater, Principia, Doris, Saipem, HHI, HSE, Exxon, Petrobras, Husky, Total, Hess, ConocoPhillips, Statoil, Chevron, BP, Ramnas Bruk and Vicinay Cadenas.
Execution Period:
2006-2013.