Failures caused by the combined actions of fatigue, corrosion and wear are important safety
concerns for mooring chains used on floating structures in the oil and gas industry …

The safety of offshore floating units, supporting renewable energy generation or oil and gas
production facilities, highly depends on the platform's station kee** capability, which is …

A reliability formulation for mooring chain fatigue is developed, including the effects of mean
load and degradation due to corrosion. They are included by starting from a SN model with …

When an aged mooring system seeks a life extension, it is necessary to assess the
remaining fatigue life of the corroded mooring chain. This paper summarizes the results of …

Mooring chain's integrity is vital for offshore floating production units since their function
ensures the required station kee** ability of the unit and protects the unit and associated …

Chain link fatigue failures in mooring lines have recently aroused the interest of the technical
community in develo** new design and monitoring methodologies focused on …

This work investigates the performance of high strength cast steel welded joints to confirm
their feasibility for application in mooring components. Three welded joints, with ultimate …

This paper summarizes a current outcome of DeepStar project titled," 21164 Standardization
of Inspection to Enable Digital Twin (Phase 2)", which develops a digital twin framework for …

Chains are vital components of mooring lines and are crucial to the safe operation of
offshore platforms. Although they are monitored by periodic inspection for early detection of …

In-service inspection is a critical element in confirming the integrity of permanent floating
production unit mooring systems. Over the unit's operating life, which will typically span 20 …