CABLE MECHANICS FOR MOORED FLOATING SYSTEMS

Mooring lines used to position offshore structures have complex mechanics because of the combined effects of the curvature of the line caused by the self-weight and the steady fluid forces, the elasticity of the line, as well as unsteady fluid forces. Also, the environmental excitation consists of several components with widely different time scales and amplitudes, hence a multiple time and amplitude expansion of the governing equations can be exploited to provide tractable solutions, convenient for analysis and design.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • BOSS '94, 7th Intl Conf on the Behaviour of Offshore Structures; 12-15 July 1994; Massachusetts, USA. Procs. Publ by Pergamon, ISBN 0 08 041914 3. Vol 2, p 57 [22 p, 36 ref, 1 tab, 8 fig]
• Authors:
  • Triantafyllou, M S
• Publication Date: 1994

Language

• English

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cables; Dynamics; Floating structures; Moored structures
• Old TRIS Terms: Cable dynamics
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Marine Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00710506
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: British Maritime Technology
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 14 1995 12:00AM