Mechanics of Materials

Click on the links below to view project summaries and available reports for completed projects in the following areas:

Composite Pipe (Risers, Tendons, Pipelines)	Year
A Comparative Risk Analysis of Composite and Steel Production Risers	2007
Composite Production Riser Assessment	2007
Composite Repair Methods for Steel Pipes	2007
Composite Riser Experience and Design Guidance	2006
Comparative Risk Analysis of Composite and Steel Production Risers: Composite Riser Response Assessment	2005
Risk Analysis of Steel Production Risers for Deepwater Offshore Facilities	2004
Recommendations for a Ceramic Coating on High-Strength Low-Allow Steel to Prevent Corrosion in Composite Risers	1996

Composite Tubes	Year
Influence of Material, Lay-up, and Geometry on the Radius of Curvature of Spoolable Composite Tubulars	2002
Viscoelastic Properties of Composite Tube Materials	2001
Finite Element Analysis of a Coiled Composite Tubular	2000
Behavior and Strength Of Composite Tubes Considering Delamination and Other Defects	1996
Structural Characterization and Structural/Material Similitude of Hybrid Composite Tube	1996
Structural characterization and Design Optimization of Hybrid Composite Tubes for TLP Riser Applications	1995
Design and Analysis of Hybrid Tubular Joints	1994
Analysis of Debond Growth in Tubular Joints Subjected to Tension and Flexural Loads	1991

Polyester Ropes	Year
MMS JIP: Full Scale Experiments on Damaged Polyester Rope	2006
Polyester Rope Analysis Tool	2006

Technology Assessment	Year
Qualifying New Technologies for Deepwater Oil and Gas Development Workshop	2003
Non-Destructive Evaluation (NDE) Methods for Inspecting the Integrity of Composite Structures Used in the Offshore Oil Industry	2002

Corrosion/Cathodic Protection	Year
Comparing EIS Methods for Estimating the Degree of Delamination of Organic Coatings on Steel	1991
Corrosion of HPW-Steel in Seawater	1991
Corrosion of Materials Used in Offshore Construction	1991
Evaluation of the Degree of Delamination of Organic Coatings on Steel Using Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy	1991
Mathematical Modeling of Cathodic Protection of a Low Carbon Steel Pipeline in Seawater Using the Boundary Element Method	1991

Homopolar Welding	Year
Homopolar Pulsed Weld Characterization and Real-Time Quality Assurance	1994
Development of Homopolar Pulse Welding for Deepwater Pipeline Construction	1990

Miscellaneous	Year
Prediction of Progressive Damage of Thick Viscoelastic Laminates	2001
Time Dependent Deformation of a Nonlinear Viscoelastic Rubber-Toughened Fiber Composite with Growing Damage	2001
A Baseline Nonlinear Material Characterization for Predicting the Long-term Durability of Composite Structures	1997
Characterization Of Hybrid Composites: Offshore Applications	1996
Fracture Mechanics Calculation of Electrometric Components	1996
Modeling the Water-Modified Microstructure and Viscoelasticity of Epoxy Resins and Their Composites	1995
A Finite Element Study of Crack Initiation and Growth in Hyperelastic Materials	1994
Investigation of Moisture Effects on Interfacial Properties of an Epoxy Matrix Composite by Dynamic Mechanical Analysis	1994
Global/Local Finite Element Analysis of Geometrically Nonlinear Structures	1992
Macro Finite Element Using Subdomain Integration	1992
Evaluation of Iterative Global/Local Stress Analysis	1991