Papers Published

1. Orgill, Gary and Wilson, James F. and Schmertmann, Gary R., STATIC DESIGN OF CABLE MOORING ARRAYS FOR OFFSHORE GUYED TOWERS., Applied Ocean Research, vol. 7 no. 3 (1985), pp. 166 - 174 [0141-1187(85)90009-4] .
   (last updated on 2007/04/09)

   Abstract:
   In the present study, each cable in the array consists of three segments: a leading segment attached to the tower, a short heavy middle segment, and a seabed trailing segment attached at the extremity to an anchor pile. An nonlinear static model is presented in algorithmic form that defines the stiffness characteristics of the cable array. The model involves the inelastic static catenary equations coupled with conditions of geometric compatibility, formulated in terms of seven nondimensional system parameters. The effects of varying each of the system parameters on the stiffness characteristics of example cable arrays are presented and the implications for cable design are discussed.

   Keywords:
   OFFSHORE STRUCTURES - Towers;STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS - Dynamic Response;