CURRENT PROFILES WHICH GIVE RISE TO NONUNIQUE SOLUTIONS OF MOORED CABLE SYSTEMS

For two-dimensional cable-buoy configurations, a derivation is given for a theoretical current profile which exactly predicts the crossover behavior of a buoy-dominated system where the cable is neutrally buoyant and has negligible drag. It is shown that this profile may be used to approximately predict the crossover behavior of many actual cable systems. In cases of very long cables in severe current profiles, when the cable forces tend to mask out the buoy forces, the theoretical profile predicts many more crossovers than actually occur.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • 4th Annual Offshore Technology Conference, held in Houston, Texas, May 1-3, 1972.
• Corporate Authors:

  Offshore Technology Conference

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• Authors:
  • Wang, H T
  • Webster, B L
• Conference:
  • 4th Annual Offshore Technology Conference
  • Location: Houston TX
  • Date: 1972-5-1 to 1972-5-3
• Publication Date: 1972-5

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 277-286
• Serial:
  • Volume: 1

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Dynamic loads; Mooring; Mooring cables; Offshore platforms
• Old TRIS Terms: Floating platforms
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Marine Transportation; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00050196
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Report/Paper Numbers: Paper 1538 Preprint
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 21 1973 12:00AM