Investigation of the damage-dependent response of mooring ropes

Proceedings of the International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 175-183

  Beltran, Juan F ^a   Williamson, Eric B ^a  

^a The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

Author keywords

Damage; Mooring; Simulation; Synthetic fiber

Indexed keywords

ANGLE MEASUREMENT; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEFORMATION; DEGRADATION; KINEMATICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POLYNOMIALS; STRAIN; SYNTHETIC FIBERS; WIRE ROPE;

DAMAGE INDEX; DEEPWATER FLOATING; OFFSHORE INDUSTRY; SYNTHETIC MOORING LINES;

MOORING;

COMPUTATION; DEGRADATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; ROPE; STRAINS;

EID: 14544293224     PISSN: 10986189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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