TECHNICAL NOTES
Oct 1, 1984
Equivalent Nonlinear Spring for Catenary Moorings
Publication: Journal of Structural Engineering
Volume 110, Issue 10
Abstract
A deepwater application for catenary mooring systems is on guyed tower oil production platforms. The restraint provided by the mooring system is nonlinear, but an equivalent nonlinear spring can be used to simplify the dynamic analysis of such structures. The development of such a spring is presented. It was found that the coefficients were constant with water depth and therefore can be presented as design charts; there would be one chart for each mooring geometry.
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Adams, R. B., “Analysis of Spread Moorings by Dimensionless Functions,” Offshore Technology Conference, Vol. II, No. 1077, Houston, Tex., May, 1969.
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Jones, H. L., and Nelson, J. K., “Optimum Design of Spread Mooring Systems,” ASME Journal of Energy Resources Technology, Vol. 104, No. 1, Mar., 1982, pp. 78–83.
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Published online: Oct 1, 1984
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Karl Fehrenkamp
Structural Engr., S & B Engineers, Inc., Houston, Tex.
James R. Morgan, M. ASCE
Asst. Prof. of Civ. Engrg., Texas A&M Univ., College Station, Tex.
James K. Nelson, M. ASCE
Asst. Prof. of Civ. Engrg., Texas A&M Univ., College Station, Tex.
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