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inch. So the magnitude of the stresses is approximately one-tenth of 

 those of the design stresses. 



Senator Saltonstall. Mr. Chairman ? 



Senator Stennis. Senator Saltonstall ? 



Senator Saltonstali>. I would like to ask our Counsel, if we have 

 had any testimony of anything greater than a 35-foot wave? I had 

 not heard of any that I can remember. 



Mr. Kendall. I think the testimony shows that during Hurricane 

 Donna, there were waves of at least 50 feet in height. 



Senator Saltonstall. Fifty feet. 



Mr. Kendall. But Mr. Brewer's testimony and his report did show 

 that you had a greater platform movement with 10- to 12-foot waves 

 than with a 30-foot wave ? 



Mr. RuTLEDGE. I believe this is correct. The movements were still 

 relatively small movements. 



I might also point out that Mr. Brewer's measurements were made 

 at a time when we had discovered that the collars on the — at least one 

 of the replacement braces were loose, so that the braces were not acting 

 effectively. 



Mr. Kendall. Mr. Rutledge, when was Mr. Kuss employed by the 

 Moran, Proctor firm ? 



Mr. Rutledge. This was about January or February 1955. 



Mr. Kendall. Did Captain Albers have or play any part by sug- 

 gestion, recommendation, introduction, or otherwise, in putting Mr. 

 Kuss in touch with your firm ? 



Mr. Rutledge. No, sir. We had known Mr. Kuss for many years. 

 Mr. Kuss was chief engineer of the Pacific Bridge Co. on the Golden 

 Gate Bridge when we were working on the caissons for that bridge. 



Mr. Kendall. Had Mr. Kuss' patented tip-up method ever been con- 

 sidered at all in the design of tower No. 4 prior to his employment by 

 Moran, Proctor ? 



Mr. Rutledge. It was considered ; yes, sir. 



KUSS erection method used for first time 



Mr. Kendall. Had the Kuss method ever before been used in the 

 erection of an offshore structure such as this ? 



Mr. Rutledge. Not before 195.'i ; no, sir. 



Mr. Kendall. Has it been used since that time ? 



Mr. Rutledge. According to magazine advertisements, it has ; yes, 

 sir. 



Mr. Kendall. Mr. Kuss has it patented. He would know whether 

 or not it has been used. 



Mr. Kuss. Yes, sir; the metliod has been used. It was used last 

 year on a tower that Standard Oil put up in the Pacific. 



Mr. Kendall. In what depth of water, Mr. Kuss ? 



Mr. Kuss. 100 feet. 



Mr. Kendall. Was the fact that Mr. Kuss was the holder of this 

 patent a consideration which led to his employment by your firm, 

 Mr. Rutledge? 



Mr. Rutledge. No, sir. 



Mr. Kendall. Now, prior to the opening of the bids for towers No. 1, 

 No. 3, and No. 4, on November 1, 1955, did any member or employee 



