... then be expressed by (9) T a ( L c − L k ) sin θ a = M b + M s + M W (10) M b = K b n k s γ z A b B where T a is the mooring force applied at the anchor attachment point; θ a is the mooring angle relative to the central axis...

...Junhui Lou; Solomon C. Yim; Annette von Jouanne This study evaluated a multi-catenary spread mooring system design of a mobile ocean test berth for wave energy converters (WECs), the Ocean Sentinel (OS) instrumentation buoy, through dynamic simulation, numerical analysis, and comparison...

...Rodrigo Moretti Kochem; Fabrício Nogueira Correa; Breno Pinheiro Jacob This work proposes a taut-leg deep-water mooring configuration with buoys, designed specifically to allow a quick and easy visual identification of the rupture of any mooring line of the system. This addresses one of the main...

... 04 2022 19 04 2022 17 05 2022 offshore pipelines pipeline technology risers moorings and cable dynamics vortex-induced vibration Long slender cylindrical structures subject to a sustained fluid flow, such as wind loading on on-land structures, or current loading...

...Marina Leivas Simão; Luis Volnei Sudati Sagrilo; Paulo Maurício Videiro; Mauro Costa de Oliveira; Arvid Naess It is known that the mooring system response of floating production units subjected to environmental loads is nonlinear. Even though wave elevations can be assumed as Gaussian processes...

... displacement/curvature time series are subdivided into subintervals. Each interval starts from one CF up-crossing point to the next, which corresponds to two periods of IL oscillation. The authors are grateful to the Norwegian Deepwater Program (NDP) Riser and Mooring Project for funding...

..., 2018; published online June 28, 2018. Assoc. Editor: Marcelo R. Martins. 14 10 2017 03 05 2018 Floating Ocean space utilization Wave mechanics Ship motions Risers Cable dynamics Moorings Wave effects Moored production systems The same principle applies...

...; published online June 28, 2018. Assoc. Editor: David R. Fuhrman. 15 08 2016 22 11 2017 Risers Vortex-induced vibration Moorings Cable dynamics As shallow water fields on the inner continental shelf regions are progressively developed and exploited, the offshore oil and gas...

...; published online June 13, 2018. Assoc. Editor: Marcelo R. Martins. 16 08 2017 07 05 2018 Computational mechanics Hydrodynamics Risers Ship motions Risers Cable dynamics Moorings Cable dynamics In lieu of the recently declining oil price, it is even more important to make...

... online May 28, 2018. Assoc. Editor: Theodoro Antoun Netto. 22 01 2018 06 05 2018 Risers Moorings Cable dynamics Deep-sea oil-gas exploitation and production present many challenges, one of them being the design of technically feasible and cost effective riser systems [ 1...

.... Editor: Hans Bihs. 22 11 2017 22 04 2018 Dynamics of structures Risers Wave mechanics Ship motions Moorings Cable dynamics Wave effects Steel catenary risers (SCRs) have unique advantages and have become the first choice for floating oil and gas transmission systems...

..., it needs to be further verified by experimental data. Furthermore, it is being extended to include bending load. Offshore pipelines Risers Moorings Cable dynamics Unbonded flexible pipes have been widely used as the offshore industry advances into deeper waters due to their ability...

... wires, (6) exterior anti-wear tape, (7) exterior tensile armor wires, (8) anti-birdcaging tape, and (9) exterior plastic sheath (Fig. 1 ). Offshore pipelines Risers Structural mechanics Moorings Cable dynamics Foundation 11 07 2015 19 01 2018 Contributed by the Ocean...

... Moorings Cable dynamics Risk analysis Fracture reliability Control Pipelines Reliability is defined as the probability that an item/product will perform a required function without failure under stated conditions for a specified period of time [ 6 ]. The reliability tools or methods contain many...

... Soares. 29 06 2015 15 12 2017 Collision Hydrodynamics Dynamics Ship motions Risers Cable dynamics Moorings Ground safety The main dimensions of ships have increased dramatically over the last decades and therefore vessels sail more often in more shallow or confined...

..., rather than the strain rate-dependent strength behavior of soil when subjected to rapid, large strain, undrained shearing. Geotechnology Risers Soil-pipeline interaction Moorings Cable dynamics Foundation Copyright © 2018 by ASME 2018 0892-7219/2018/140(4)/044501/5/ $25.00 ...

..., 2014; final manuscript received October 4, 2017; published online December 6, 2017. Editor: Lance Manuel. 13 09 2014 04 10 2017 Probabilistic models Ship motions Risers Cable dynamics Moorings Forces Motions Vertical bending moment (VBM) is a key parameter...

... operations of the ship. Computational fluid dynamics Hydrodynamics Ocean waves statistics Ship motions Risers Cable dynamics Moorings 25 08 2016 13 10 2017 Contributed by the Ocean, Offshore, and Arctic Engineering Division of ASME for publication in the J OURNAL OF O...

...Yiting Wang; Xuefeng Wang; Shengwen Xu; Lei Wang Motion responses of moored very large floating structures (VLFSs) in coastal regions are remarkably influenced by shallow water, seabed topography, and mooring system, which were given particular focus in this paper. A three-dimensional (3D...

... the understanding of creep behaviors of HMPE ropes and provide a significant reference for the application of HMPE ropes in mooring engineering. Contributed by the Ocean, Offshore, and Arctic Engineering Division of ASME for publication in the J OURNAL OF O FFSHORE M ECHANICS AND A RCTIC E NGINEERING...