Synthetic Fiber Yarn Properties

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Case 1 : Case 2 : Case 3 : Case 4 : Case 5 : Case 6 : Case 7 : Case 8 : Case 9 : Case 10

Bow Lines

Fwd. Breast Lines

Auxiliary Lines

Aft Breast Lines

Stern Lines

Connection

1-A

2-A

3-C

4-C

5-C

6-H

7-H

8-H

9-J

10-J

Mooring Line

wire

Tension, GN

21.8

18.2

27.9

27.2

29.5

24.1

23.6

30.4

23.8

23.2

% Strength

41%

34%

53%

51%

55%

46%

45%

58%

45%

44%

Vessel Shift: 0.24 m forward, 0.73 m out, 0.1 to port

Case 1 - Base Case, 14 Wire Mooring Lines (4 spring lines not shown)

Case 1 : Case 2 : Case 3 : Case 4 : Case 5 : Case 6 : Case 7 : Case 8 : Case 9 : Case 10

Bow Lines

Fwd. Breast Lines

Auxiliary Lines

Aft Breast Lines

Stern Lines

Connection

1-A

2-A

3-C

4-C

5-C

11-D

12-D

19-G

20-G

6-H

7-H

8-H

9-J

10-J

Mooring Line

wire

Tension, GN

11.9

8.6

19.8

18.4

19.6

23.8

23.0

19.8

18.6

13.7

16.4

20.7

19.6

% Strength

23%

16%

37%

35%

45%

43%

37%

35%

27%

26%

31%

39%

37%

Vessel Shift: 0.44 m forward, 0..40 m out , 0.1 to port

Case 2 - 14 Wire Mooring Lines with 4 Additional Wire Auxiliary Lines

Case 1 : Case 2 : Case 3 : Case 4 : Case 5 : Case 6 : Case 7 : Case 8 : Case 9 : Case 10

Bow Lines

Fwd. Breast Lines

Auxiliary Lines

Aft Breast Lines

Stern Lines

Connection

1-A

2-A

3-C

4-C

5-C

11-D

12-D

19.G

20.G

6-H

7-H

8-H

9-J

10-J

Mooring Line

wire

Poly.

Poly

wire

Tension, GN

19.1

15.8

25.4

24.8

26.6

6.8

6.3

21.2

20.7

11.0

22.5

21.6

% Strength

36%

30%

48%

47%

50%

28%

26%

40%

39%

49%

42%

41%

Vessel Shift: 0.30 m forward, 0.61 m out, 0.1 to port

Case 3 - 14 Wire Mooring Lines with 4 Polypropylene Auxiliary Lines

Case 1 : Case 2 : Case 3 : Case 4 : Case 5 : Case 6 : Case 7 : Case 8 : Case 9 : Case 10

Bow Lines

Fwd. Breast Lines

Auxiliary Lines

Aft Breast Lines

Stern Lines

Connection

1-A

2-A

3-C

4-C

5-C

11-D

12-D

19-G

20-G

6-H

7-H

8-H

9-J

10-J

Mooring Line

wire

Tension, GN

14.8

11.7

21.4

20.5

21.8

18.0

17.3

15.3

14.6

16.6

16.4

20.2

20.5

19.6

% Strength

28%

22%

41%

39%

41%

32%

31%

27%

26%

32%

31%

38%

39%

37%

Vessel Shift: 0.34 m forward, 0.46 m out, 0.1 to port

Case 4 - 14 Wire Mooring Lines with 4 High-Modulus Fiber Auxiliary Lines

Case 1 : Case 2 : Case 3 : Case 4 : Case 5 : Case 6 : Case 7 : Case 8 : Case 9 : Case 10

Bow Lines

Fwd. Breast Lines

Auxiliary Lines

Aft Breast Lines

Stern Lines

Connection

1-A

2-A

3-C

4-C

5-C

11-D

12-D

19-G

20-G

6-H

7-H

8-H

9-J

10-J

Mooring Line

Tension, GN

11.7

8.6

19.4

18.2

19.4

24.8

23.6

20.5

19.4

14.0

13.5

16.6

19.6

18.4

% Strength

21%

15%

34%

32%

34%

44%

42%

36%

34%

25%

24%

29%

35%

33%

Vessel Shift: 0.67 m forward, 0.76 m out, 0.1 to port

Case 5 - 14 High-Modulus Fiber Lines with 4 High-Modulus Fiber Auxiliary Lines

Case 1 : Case 2 : Case 3 : Case 4 : Case 5 : Case 6 : Case 7 : Case 8 : Case 9 : Case 10

Bow Lines

Fwd. Breast Lines

Auxiliary Lines

Aft Breast Lines

Stern Lines

Connection

1-A

2-A

3-C

4-C

5-C

6-H

7-H

8-H

9-J

10-J

Mooring Line

Tension, GN

20.7

16.9

28.6

27.4

30.2

23.6

23.0

31.0

23.0

22.9

% Strength

37%

30%

50%

48%

53%

42%

41%

55%

42%

41%

Vessel Shift: 0.43 m forward, 1.21 m out, 0.1 to port

Case 6 - 14 High-Modulus Fiber Mooring Lines without Auxiliary Lines

Case 1 : Case 2 : Case 3 : Case 4 : Case 5 : Case 6 : Case 7 : Case 8 : Case 9 : Case 10

Bow Lines

Fwd. Breast Lines

Auxiliary Lines

Aft Breast Lines

Stern Lines

Connection

1-A

2-A

3-C

4-C

5-C

11-D

12-D

19-G

20-G

6-H

7-H

8-H

9-J

10-J

Mooring Line

Nylon

Tension, GN

12.4

10.6

16.0

15.8

17.1

23.0

22.3

20.9

20.2

14.2

14.0

17.6

14.8

14.4

% Strength

24%

20%

31%

30%

33%

44%

43%

40%

39%

27%

34%

29%

27%

Vessel Shift: 3.35 m forward, 5.98 m out, 0.3 to port

Case 7 - 14 Nylon Mooring Lines with 4 Nylon Auxiliary Lines

Case 1 : Case 2 : Case 3 : Case 4 : Case 5 : Case 6 : Case 7 : Case 8 : Case 9 : Case 10

Bow Lines

Fwd. Breast Lines

Auxiliary Lines

Aft Breast Lines

Stern Lines

Connection

1-A

2-A

3-C

4-C

5-C

11-D

12-D

19-G

20-G

6-H

7-H

8-H

9-J

10-J

Mooring Line

Poly.

Tension, GN

12.4

10.6

16.4

15.8

17.3

22.7

22.0

20.7

20.0

14.4

14.2

17.6

15.5

14.8

% Strength

52%

44%

68%

66%

72%

94%

92%

86%

83%

60%

58%

73%

64%

62%

Vessel Shift: 2.5 m forward, 4.54 m out, 0.3 to port

Case 8 - 14 Polypropylene Mooring Lines with 4 Polypropylene Auxiliary Lines

Case 1 : Case 2 : Case 3 : Case 4 : Case 5 : Case 6 : Case 7 : Case 8 : Case 9 : Case 10

Bow Lines

Fwd. Breast Lines

Auxiliary Lines

Aft Breast Lines

Stern Lines

Connection

1-A

2-A

3-C

4-C

5-C

6-H

7-H

8-H

9-J

10-J

Mooring Line

wire

Tension, GN

24.8

25.2

20.0

19.6

20.9

20.7

25.9

25.0

23.4

% Strength

47%

38%

37%

40%

40%

39%

49%

47%

44%

Vessel Shift: 0.21 m forward, 0.52 m out, 0.0 to port

Case 9 - 14 Wire Mooring Lines with Bow and Stern Lines Repositioned

Case 1 : Case 2 : Case 3 : Case 4 : Case 5 : Case 6 : Case 7 : Case 8 : Case 9 : Case 10

Bow Lines

Fwd. Breast Lines

Auxiliary Lines

Aft Breast Lines

Stern Lines

Connection

1-A

2-A

3-C

4-C

5-C

6-H

7-H

8-H

9-J

10-J

Mooring Line

wire

Tension, GN

21.6

19.6

25.0

24.8

26.8

23.4

23.2

28.8

22.5

21.6

% Strength

41%

37%

47%

50%

44%

44%

54%

43%

41%

Vessel Shift: 0.18 m forward, 0.73 m out, 0.0to port

Case 10 - 14 Wire Mooring Lines with Bollards Moved Further Back

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