Distorted polyester lines for model testing of offshore moored platforms

Ocean Engineering

Volumn 32, Issue 7 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 817-825

  Fernandes, A C ^a   Rossi, R R ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b CENPES   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Deepwater; Dimensional analysis; Model test; Polyester fiber ropes; Synthetic mooring

Indexed keywords

MODEL STRUCTURES; MOORING CABLES; POLYESTERS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; STEEL;

FLOATING PRODUCTION STORAGE AND OFFLOADING (FPSO); MODEL TESTING; OFFSHORE MOORED PLATFORMS; RANDOM WAVES;

OFFSHORE STRUCTURES;

FPSO; MARINE STRUCTURE; MOORING LINE; MOORING SYSTEM; POLYESTER; TESTING METHOD;

FPSO; MOORING SYSTEM; OFFSHORE STRUCTURE; TESTING METHOD;

EID: 14544299255     PISSN: 00298018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.oceaneng.2004.10.008     Document Type: Article

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