Mooring System Engineering for Offshore Structures

Kai-Tung Ma, Yong Luo, Chi-Tat Thomas Kwan, Yongyan Wu

• Publisher: Gulf Professional Publishing
• Year: 2019
• Print ISBN: 9780128185513
• eBook ISBN: 9780128185520
• Topic: Physical Sciences
• Subtopic: Energy

The mooring system is a vital component of various floating facilities in the oil, gas, and renewables industries. However, there is a lack of comprehensive technical books dedicated to the subject. Mooring System Engineering for Offshore Structures is the first book delivering in-depth knowledge on all aspects of mooring systems, from design and analysis to installation, operation, maintenance and integrity management. The book gives beginners a solid look at the fundamentals involved during mooring designs with coverage on current standards and codes, mooring analysis and theories behind the analysis techniques. Advanced engineers can stay up-to-date through operation, integrity management, and practical examples provided. This book is recommended for students majoring in naval architecture, marine or ocean engineering, and allied disciplines in civil or mechanical engineering. Engineers and researchers in the offshore industry will benefit from the knowledge presented to understand the various types of mooring systems, their design, analysis, and operations. - Understand the various types of mooring systems and the theories behind mooring analysis - Gain practical experience and lessons learned from worldwide case studies - Combine engineering fundamentals with practical applications to solve today's offshore challenges

Table of contents

• Cover image
• Title page
• Table of Contents
• Copyright
• Biographies
• Foreword
• Preface
• Acknowledgment
• Chapter 1. Introduction
• Chapter 2. Types of mooring systems
• Chapter 3. Environmental loads and vessel motions
• Chapter 4. Mooring design
• Chapter 5. Mooring analysis
• Chapter 6. Fatigue analysis
• Chapter 7. Model tests
• Chapter 8. Anchor selection
• Chapter 9. Hardware—off-vessel components
• Chapter 10. Hardware—on-vessel equipment
• Chapter 11. Installation
• Chapter 12. Inspection and monitoring
• Chapter 13. Mooring reliability
• Chapter 14. Integrity management
• Chapter 15. Mooring for floating wind turbines
• Index