DYNAMICS OF SINGLE POINT OCEAN MOORINGS OF A BUOY-A NUMERICAL MODEL FOR SOLUTION BY COMPUTER

A numerical model was developed which predicts the dynamic response of a single mooring line and a buoy of forty feet diameter to sinusoidal waves, wind and current in all deep waters. All forces and reactions were considered to be in one plane. The buoy was considered to be a rigid body and accelerations were determined from Newtons second law of motion. Recurrence formulas determined displacements and velocities. ( Author )

• Corporate Authors:

  Oregon State University, Corvallis

  Corvallis, OR  United States  97331
• Authors:
  • Nath, John H
• Publication Date: 1969-7

Media Info

• Pagination: 115 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Buoys; Hydrodynamics; Mooring buoys; Ocean waves
• Old TRIS Terms: Buoy hydrodynamics
• Subject Areas: Hydraulics and Hydrology; Marine Transportation; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00002229
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Defense Documentation Center
• Report/Paper Numbers: Prog Rpt.
• Contract Numbers: NONR128610
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 30 1971 12:00AM