Patent ID: 9212767
Filing Date: 2015-12-15
Classification: F16L,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method of anchoring steel tubes of a subsea umbilical to a termination assembly of said subsea umbilical, the method comprising the steps of: inserting said steel tubes into or through a cavity within the termination; and filling said cavity with a hard-setting compound and a plurality of beads having substantially spherical shapes, whereby said steel tubes are embedded and anchored in said cavity; wherein each bead has a diameter of between 0.1 mm and 11 mm, wherein the beads are formed from glass or a ceramic material, and wherein the beads fill the cavity to form a compaction inside said cavity defined by a beads matrix in which said beads are in contact to disperse compressive loads through the beads matrix, said heads matrix defining interstitial spaces between said beads which are filled with said hard setting compound.