Office/Division Program
TAP
Project Number
444
Category
Research Initiation Date (Award Date)
Research Performing Organization
OTRC, Texas A&M
Research Principal Investigator
Ochoa and Williams
Research Contracting Agency
Description
The project had developed criteria for the level of inspection needed for composite structures used offshore and to develop an understanding of the availability of Non-Destructive Evaluation (NDE) tools that could be economically applied to assess the integrity performance and safety of critical primary structures. A one-day symposium was held on November 21, 2002 in Houston. The key issues for the research and development were the following: Designing and Building Inspectability; Passive/Active Insitu Monitoring (underwater and downhole), and Reliability of Inspection Methods in Specific Applications.
Latest progress update
The workshop was successful; the project is completed.