Mechanical Analysis of a Scraping Method to Remove Attached Barnacles

In order to clean the marine fouling attached to marine steel piles, a scraping method is proposed in this paper. Barnacles were used to represent a typical object needing removal, in order to estimate the maximum force required in the equipment designed for use in this method. On the basis of the o...

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Main Authors: Chao Li, Gang Wang, Kaiyun Chen, Feihong Yun, Liquan Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-02-01
Series:Journal of Marine Science and Engineering
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1312/8/3/150