Introduction

Mooring Materials Application Program Links
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Synthetics Steel  

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Steel mooring lines are the economic choice for mooring line purposes. It is also the heaviest. Two kinds of steel mooring line can be distinguished; chains and wire rope.
 
Weight- and costwise wire rope lies in between mooring chain and synthetic fibre rope. Chains are the cheapest but also the heaviest option. Wire rope can be used for catenary systems alone by itself or in a combination of mooring chain and wire rope. It can be used for taut systems as well, provided there is enough depth to provide stretch.
The holding capacity of a chain mooring line, due to friction in and on the seabed, is larger than the holding capacity of a wire rope mooring line.
 
In very deep waters steel mooring lines may become too much of a load to the floater, synthetics then provide an answer.

 

   Wire rope

 

   
   
   
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