THE ANALYSIS OF MOORING SYSTEMS AND RIGID BODY DYNAMICS FOR SUSPENDED STRUCTURES

Abstract

The response of a moored body to current loadings is investigated. A nonlinear analysis of the steady-state deflections of bipod and tripod moorings is made in Parts I and II. The mooring cables are assumed to be extensible and are loaded with constant gravity and current drag forces. It is shown that the cable weight-in-water is a significant factor in the deflection limited design of a cable system. In Part III the cable mooring system is represented by linearized equations. Numerical integration is used to investigate the transient rotational and translational response of the moored body to changes in the ambient current.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 30, 1966
Accession Number
AD0666615

Entities

People

  • J. M. Gormally
  • R. Pringle

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Anchors
  • Deep Oceans
  • Deflection
  • Diameters
  • Dynamic Response
  • Equations
  • Equations Of Motion
  • Geometry
  • Joints
  • Materials
  • Moored Bodies
  • New York
  • Nonlinear Analysis
  • Numerical Integration
  • Oceans
  • Simulations
  • Steady State

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Coastal Oceanography
  • Control Systems Engineering.
  • ballistics.