ANALYSIS OF NONLINEAR TRANSIENT MOTION OF CABLES USING BOND GRAPH METHOD

The dynamic motion of underwater cable systems under hydrodynamic load is investigated using the system formulation of bond graph technique. The cable system can be a single mooring line or a multimooring system with nonuniform cables. The dynamic behavior of the cable systems due to fluid excitations, such as strumming force and surface waves is calculated in this paper by using digital simulation programs. Based on the results of this study, the author concludes that the complicated transient motion of underwater cable systems can be treated successfully with this technique.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Contributed by the Design Engineering Division, Litton Systems, Incorporated. Presented at the Vibrations Conference, Toronto, Canada, Sept. 8-10, 1971.
• Corporate Authors:

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• Authors:
  • Tsai, N T
• Publication Date: 1972-5

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 500-5-6
• Serial:
  • ASME Journal of Engineering for Industry
  • Volume: 94
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cable systems; Cables; Dynamics; Moored structures; Mooring cables
• Old TRIS Terms: Cable dynamics
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Marine Transportation; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00054058
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Maritime Research Center, Galveston
• Report/Paper Numbers: ASME #71-Vibr-21
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 7 1974 12:00AM