Polymer matrix composites have always piqued the curiosity of the scientific, technological
communities and are being recognized as the best option for a wide range of engineering …

This work studies the effects of the dynamic axial stiffness of elastic moorings on the
dynamic behaviour of a point absorber wave energy converter. Following two mooring …

As current attention of the offshore industry is drawn by developing pilot farms of Floating
Wind Turbines (FWTs) in shallow-water between 50m and 100m, the application of nylon as …

The nonlinear mechanical behaviors of synthetic fiber ropes including polyester, aramid and
HMPE under cyclic loading are of vital importance to the dynamic response and fatigue life …

This paper describes the mechanical behaviour of ropes used for deep sea oceanographic
operations. First the requirements of deep sea handling ropes are presented. Two high …

Abstract Model tests are conducted to study nonlinear mechanical characteristics of nylon,
polyester and high modulus polyethylene. Static tensile and cyclic loading tests are carried …

The synthetic fiber ropes such as the aramid and polyester ones applied to deepwater
mooring systems always exhibit obvious time-dependent like creep and recovery behaviors …

This paper presents a study of the use of synthetic fibre mooring lines for deep-sea
applications. Three materials are considered: polyester, aramid and HMPE. First, results …

This paper presents a full-scale experimental investigation to study the nonlinear dynamic
stiffness of high-modulus polyethylene (HMPE) fibre rope under long-term cyclic loading …

The synthetic fiber rope is a mooring material that is increasingly used, but few commercial
codes are known to reliably implement the nonlinear stiffnesses of this material. Through the …