PLASTIC MOORING BUOYS PART 1. FABRICATION OF EXPERIMENTAL MODELS.
Abstract
Two experimental plastic mooring buoys were designed by BuDocks and fabricated by a private contractor. Each has a cylindrical steel framework to which a tension rod is welded, passing vertically through the axis. A swivel and eye are welded to the top for use on a free-swinging mooring, and an eye is welded to the bottom for joining to a riser chain. The steel framework is filled with closed-cell polyurethane foam. On one buoy this foamed core is covered with an exterior shell composed of ten layers of fiberglass cloth impregnated with polyester resin; on the other, the exterior shell is a sprayed-on coating of chopped fiberglass strands in polyester resin. This report is Part 1. Part 2 will cover the in-service evaluation of these experimental buoys. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 05, 1965
- Accession Number
- AD0612055
Entities
People
- Richard W. Drisko
- T. Roe Jr.
Organizations
- Naval Facilities Engineering Service Center