DESIGN OF MUDMAT TO CARRY A PLEM (PIPE LINE END MANIFOLD)
DESIGN OF MUDMAT TO CARRY A PLEM (PIPE LINE END MANIFOLD)
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Hi all, Trying to design a mudmat to carry a PLEM (pipe line end manifold) to be located 11m below water surface, soil bearing =15kN/m2, besides the centriod of PLEM wrt that of the mud mat, what other factor do i consider?





RE: DESIGN OF MUDMAT TO CARRY A PLEM (PIPE LINE END MANIFOLD)
Tie-in loads due to expansion contraction
Installation loads - what sort of hub, or connector are you using?
Dropped object protection
Fishing / snag protection
11m...seems shallow for a PLEM? Where abouts is it?
RE: DESIGN OF MUDMAT TO CARRY A PLEM (PIPE LINE END MANIFOLD)
RE: DESIGN OF MUDMAT TO CARRY A PLEM (PIPE LINE END MANIFOLD)
1-I think "Retrival" would be another case you want to take a look at it.
2-To me 15 KN/m2 =313 psf, that's a good soil for subsea, but if you have skirt plates below your mudmat, just chack it for the penetration, and make sure penetration could happen.