Hopper Dredge Mooring.

Abstract

This Technical Note presents the results of an investigation of hopper dredge mooring design. Accurate prediction of forces a buoy transmits and a mooring must withstand is critical to design of a single point mooring (SPM) system. As part of an effort under the Dredging Research Program to assess the feasibility of a single point mooring buoy for hopper dredge direct pumpout, the Chesapeake Division of the Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) calculated the mooring loads generated by the US Army Corps of Engineers large class hopper dredge Wheeler under a variety of wind, current, and wave conditions.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1990
Accession Number
ADA365511

Entities

People

  • Thomas Chisholm

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Army Corps Of Engineers
  • Buoys
  • Cost Estimates
  • Dredging
  • Dynamic Loads
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Environment
  • Impact Loads
  • Mooring Buoys
  • Safety
  • Safety Factor
  • Simulations
  • Static Loads
  • System Safety
  • Wind
  • Wind Direction

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Coastal and Marine Engineering/Sediment Transport/Hydraulic Engineering
  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Marine Hydrodynamics