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2009 MTS International Rope Technology Workshop

2009 8th International Rope Technology Workshop Schedule

Thursday, December 3rd

8:00 - 8:30 a.m. Welcome
8:30 - 10:00 a.m. Session 1- JIP's on Fiber Ropes
JIP on Polyester Rope Stiffness Modeling, Testing, and Analysis
 Tom Kwan, JD Marine LLC
 Paul Devlin, Ken Huang, and Gang Cao
Results of the DNV "Improving Fiber Mooring Design Practices" JIP
 John Flory, Tension Technology International
 Vidar Ahjem
10:00 - 10:30 a.m. Break
10:30 - 12:00 p.m. Session 2- Field Challenges
Challenges and Alternatives for Ultra Deepwater Moorings in Santos Basin
 Carlos Frederico Alves de Albuquerque, Petrobras
 Cesar J. M. Del Vecchio and Ronaldo R. Rossi
Seeking Approval for Laying Down Permanent Polyester Moorings on the Seabed
 Todd Veselis, InterMoor Inc.
12:00 - 1:30 p.m. Lunch- Keynote Speaker Billy Bergeron
1:30 - 3:00 p.m. Session 3- Polyester Ropes
High Tenacity Polyester for Offshore Mooring Ropes
  Milton Bastos, MBB Enterprises Inc.
 Leandro Haach
Cost-Efficient Use of 1W72 Polyester Rope in Deep Water
 Jason Pasternak, Delmar Systems
 David Adam Adair
3:00 - 3:30 p.m. Break
3:30 - 5:00 p.m. Session 4- Rope Inspection
Inspection Criteria for Fiber Ropes
 John Flory, Tension Technology International
In-Situ Characterization of Synthetic Rope
 Bob Christ, SeaTrepid International LLC
 Colin Dobell
6:30 - 9:00 p.m. Banquet- Keynote Speakers Lance Labiche
Station Keeping in Deep Water
 Cesar J.M. Del Vecchio, Petrobras

Friday, December 4th

8:00 - 8:30 a.m. Welcome
8:30 - 10:00 a.m. Session 1- Emerging Fibers
Use of Advanced Fibers for Deepwater Mooring Systems
 Ray R. Ayers and Saltuk Aksu, Stress Engineering Services
Time to Failure Modeling of Aramid Fibers
 Bertil Van Berkel, Otto Grabandt, and Piet den Decker, Teijin Aramid
 Amy Solomon, Mattijis van Leeuwen, and Cor Das
10:00 - 10:30 a.m. Break
10:30 - 12:00 p.m. Session 2- Tension Member Torsion
Predicting the Torsional Response of Mooring Chains
 Isabel Ridge, Tension Technology International
Innovative Torque Matched Design for Synthetic Ropes
 Karel Devos, Bexco
12:00 - 1:30 p.m. Lunch
1:30 - 3:00 p.m. Session 3- Hot and Cool
High-Temperature Resistant Rope
 Neil Fontenot, Samson
Development of Deep Cool Technology- Deep Water Synthetic Lowering and Lifting Lines with Enhanced Cyclic Bend Fatigue Resistance
 Bill Fronzaglia, DSM Dyneema
 Robert Thomas, W.L. Gore and Justin Gilmore, Samson
3:00 - 3:30 p.m. Break
3:30 - 5:00 p.m. Session 4- Testing
TTI Testing Specialist Rope Testing Facility
 Isabel Ridge, Tension Technology International