Rope & Tension Members Committee


7th International Rope Technology Workshop

• Presentations

• Announcements

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• Misrepresented Imported Rope
  by Dave Richards, Technical Director, Cordage Institute

• The Prediction of Mechanical Characteristics of DeepRope Mooring Lines
  by Peter Van Den Berghe, Bexco Ropes

• HMPE Fiber Mooring Ropes in Hot Climates
  by Bill Fronzaglia, DSM

• Bend-over-Sheave Testing of Blended LCP/HMPE Fiber Ropes
  by Dr. Forrest Sloan, Kuraray America, Inc.

• Study and Development of Composite Ropes Concept
  by Tony DeLima, ForteRTS

• Mooring Stiffness Impact on Survivability of MODUs
  by Dr. Joseph M.H. Kim, Texas A&M University

• 20-Hurricane Tests of Polyester Subropes for Deepwater Moorings
  by Dr. Ray Ayers, Stress Engineering Services, Inc.

• A Rational Approach to Understanding Fiber Rope Change-in-Length Characteristics
  by John Flory, Tension Technology International, LLC

• Consideration Factors of Rope Design in High Temperature Applications
  by Danielle Stenvers, Samson Rope

• The Need for Inserts in Polyester Rope Moorings
  by Cesar Jose Moraes Del Vecchio, Petrobras

• New Standard for Certification of Polyester Mooring Ropes
  by Vidar Ahjem, DNV

• Use of High Modulus Ropes in Conjunction with Polyester in Deepwater Moorings
  by Todd Veselis, InterMoor Inc.