Modelling the torsional interaction of wire and polyester fibre ropes used for offshore moorings

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part M: Journal of Engineering for the Maritime Environment

Volumn 219, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 163-172

  Bradon, J ^a   Ridge, I ^b   Chaplin, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b CASAR Drahtseilwerk Saar GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Fibre rope; Offshore moorings; Torsion; Wire rope

Indexed keywords

PROBLEM SOLVING; TEXTILE FIBERS; TORSIONAL STRESS; WIRE ROPE; FIBERS; MOORING; MOORING CABLES; NUMERICAL METHODS; TORQUE; WIRE;

FIBRE ROPE; OFFSHORE MOORINGS; ROTATIONAL RESTRAINT; TORSIONAL INTERACTION;

POLYESTERS; ROPE;

POLYESTERS; TEXTILE FIBERS; TORSION;

CHARACTERIZATION TESTS; CONNECTION POINTS; NUMERICAL REPRESENTATION; OFFSHORE MOORINGS; POLYESTER FIBRE; ROTATIONAL RESTRAINTS; TORSIONAL INTERACTIONS; TORSIONAL PROPERTIES;

EID: 33745599603     PISSN: 14750902     EISSN: 14750902     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/14750902JEME35     Document Type: Article

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