Systematic Analysis on Mooring Systems of Floating Structures

Abstract

With the progress of ocean development, new type of ocean structures are being commenced to be developed. However, it is not known yet how presently existing mooring systems can cope with these new type of ocean structures. Then, investigation and analysis of characters of existing mooring systems are carried out firstly. The range where characteristics of each existing mooring system can expand is investigated, and the future style of it is studied. The possibility that the ranges of existing mooring systems and their expanding ranges can cope with the mooring characteristic demands of new type of ocean structures is discussed.