Experimental study of embedding motion and holding power of drag embedment type anchor on hard and soft seafloor

As larger ships and floating offshore structures are, and rougher the marine environment becomes nowadays, a drag embedment type anchor of more stable performance and higher holding power is requested. This paper describes an experimental study of the drag embedding motion and the resultant holding...

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Main Authors: Hyun-Kyoung Shin, Byoung-Cheon Seo, Jea-Hoon Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2011-09-01
Series:International Journal of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2092678216302229