Overview We have been supporting a construction contractor on project work for over a decade. In 2013, our client began preparing a tender for the design of a 24” pipeline for a major operator. As part of this tender, our client commissioned our team to conceptually design a pipeline end manifold (PLEM), to tie-in three 12” pipelines to the main 24” pipeline. Scope of work Our scope of work included: PLEM conguration optimum evaluation Member sizing of structural components of the PLEM to AISC codes Building a nite element model of the PLEM in FS2000, to perform a static on-bottom and installation analysis Mudmat design using local geological conditions, to ensure the PLEM was stable and would not subside once on the seabed Producing CAD drawings of the PLEM concept for the client to use

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