A Computer Study of the Hydrodynamic Loading of a Compliant Taut-Wire Mooring.

Abstract : This report presents the results of a computer study to investigate, primarily, the effects of hydrodynamic loadings on a highly compliant taut-wire buoy mooring system. A computer simulation of a prototype buoy system was used to study the influence of ocean currents (0 to 2.8 knots), wind loads (0 to 30 knots), water depth (down to 486 ft.), and mooring compliance on the behavior of a highly elastic mooring. Prototype experiments on the buoy studied herein have been conducted and reported elsewhere. (Author)