A Single-Point Mooring System for Direct Pumpout of Hopper Dredges.

Abstract

This technical note describes a direct pumpout (DPO) system for use with hopper dredges, operating and design criteria for the DPO, initial mooring system designs, and the final DPO and mooring system selected. Short descriptions are provided of how the system operates, including transportation, assembly, and installation.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1992
Accession Number
ADA365509

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Army
  • Assembly
  • Buoys
  • Design Criteria
  • Dredging
  • Engineers
  • Fine Grained Materials
  • Fluids
  • Materials
  • Mooring Buoys
  • Pipelines
  • Platforms
  • Transportation
  • Water
  • Water Resources
  • Waterways
  • Wind Velocity

Readers

  • Coastal and Marine Engineering/Sediment Transport/Hydraulic Engineering
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Parasitology and Pharmacology of Malaria.