PROJECT SEASPIDER: THE DESIGN, ASSEMBLY, CONSTRUCTION AND SEA TRIALS OF A TRI-MOORED BUOYANT STRUCTURE WITH NEUTRALLY BUOYANT LEGS TO PROVIDE A NEAR-MOTIONLESS INSTRUMENT BASE FOR OCEANOGRAPHIC RESEARCH.
Abstract
The design concept and a summary of the motion analysis of the mathematical model of a tri-moored buoyant structure are presented. The need to adapt the structural design to the anticipated oceanographic environment in order to obtain a near-motionless system is discussed. Critical components of the total system are discussed, and experience with these components during the sea trials are recorded. Sea trials of the system conducted on the Blake Plateau in 2600 feet of water during July and August of 1965 are reviewed and the results using the system as a base for acoustic, temperature and current measurements are presented and discussed. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 1968
- Accession Number
- AD0673956
Entities
People
- G. H. Savage
- J. B. Hersey
Organizations
- Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution