... Abstract The foundations for deepwater flowline termination assemblies (FTAs) are subject to complex load conditions in all six degrees of freedom during their operational life. The loads are generated from self-weight of the structures, pipeline and spool loads, and loads from pipeline...

.... Modifications were made to the affected topside equipment to avoid fatigue damage. However, it was not known if there was likely to be a problem with the sub-sea Flow Termination Assembly , FTA. Some limited sub-sea measurements did indicate high vibration levels although there was not sufficient...

... upstream oil & gas requirement software identification fmeca fta configuration frank wabnitz fault tree failure mode reliability engineering tool Copyright 2001, Offshore Technology Conference This paper was prepared for presentation at the 2001 Offshore Technology Conference held...

... was specified, Mill tests also required that samples be subjected to a strain ageing tests. installation rigid reel system tolerance procedure requirement flowline pipe pipe profile mcdermott subsea constructor ltd fta offshore pipeline interface skid assembly upstream oil & gas...