SPAR MOORING

Mooring Design

Approach

Begin the design with specified parameters and use engineering principles to complete the design. Types of parameters associated with mooring projects are summarized as follows:

  • Operational Parameters
  • Facility Configuration
  • Environmental Parameters
  • Mooring Configuration
  • Material Properties

Design reference

API RP 2SK, 2SM, etc.

Procedure

for spars

1. Define customer requirements

2. Determine planning requirements

3. Define environmental parameters

4. Spar characteristics

5. Spar forces/moments

6. Evaluate mooring alternatives

7. Design Calculations

8. Installation

9. Testing

10.Inspection & Maintenance

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