Positioning drag anchors in seabed soils are strongly influenced not only by the properties of the anchor and soil, but also by the characteristics of the installation line. The investigation on the previous predictio...Positioning drag anchors in seabed soils are strongly influenced not only by the properties of the anchor and soil, but also by the characteristics of the installation line. The investigation on the previous prediction methods related to anchor positioning demonstrates that the prediction of the anchor position during dragging has inevitably introduced some key and unsubstantiated hypotheses and the applicability of these methods is limited. In the present study, the interactional system between the drag anchor and installation line is firstly introduced for the analysis of anchor positioning. Based on the two mechanical models for embedded lines and drag anchors, the positioning equations for drag anchors have been derived both for cohesive and noncohesive soils. Since the drag angle at the shackle is the most important parameter in the positioning equations, a novel analytical method that can predict both the variation and the exact value of the drag angle at the shackle is proposed. The analytical method for positioning drag anchors which combines the interactional system between the drag anchor and the installation line has provided a reasonable theoretic approach to investigate the anchor behaviors in soils. By comparing with the model flume experiments, the sensitivity, effectiveness and veracity of the positioning method are well verified.展开更多
Drag anchor is one of the most commonly used anchorage foundation types. The prediction of embedded trajectory in the process of drag anchor installation is of great importance to the safety design of mooring system. ...Drag anchor is one of the most commonly used anchorage foundation types. The prediction of embedded trajectory in the process of drag anchor installation is of great importance to the safety design of mooring system. In this paper, the ultimate anchor holding capacity in the seabed soil is calculated through the established finite element model, and then the embedded motion trajectory is predicted applying the incremental calculation method. Firstly, the drag anchor initial embedded depth and inclination angle are assumed, which are regarded as the start embedded point. Secondly, in each incremental step, the incremental displacement of drag anchor is added along the parallel direction of anchor plate, so the displacement increment of drag anchor in the horizontal and vertical directions can be calculated. Thirdly, the finite element model of anchor is established considering the seabed soil and anchor interaction, and the ultimate drag anchor holding capacity at new position can be obtained. Fourthly, the angle between inverse catenary mooring line and horizontal plane at the attachment point at this increment step can be calculated through the inverse catenary equation. Finally, the incremental step is ended until the angle of drag anchor and seabed soil is zero as the ultimate embedded state condition, thus, the whole embedded trajectory of drag anchor is obtained. Meanwhile, the influences of initial parameter changes on the embedded trajectory are considered. Based on the proposed method, the prediction of drag anchor trajectory and the holding capacity of mooring position system can be provided.展开更多
Drag anchor is widely applied in offshore engineering for offshore mooring systems.The prediction of the invisible trajectory during its drag-in installation is challenging for anchor design in determining the anchor ...Drag anchor is widely applied in offshore engineering for offshore mooring systems.The prediction of the invisible trajectory during its drag-in installation is challenging for anchor design in determining the anchor final position for ensuring sufficient holding capacity.The yield envelope method based on deep anchor failure for kinematic analysis was proposed as a promising trajectory prediction method for drag anchor.However,there is a lack of analysis on the effects of the parameters applied in the kinematic analysis.The current work studies the effects of the yield envelope parameters,anchor line bearing capacity factor and the anchor/soil interface friction.It is found that the accuracy of the yield envelope parameters has large impact on the prediction results based on deep yield envelopes.Analyses of cases with smooth fluke predict deeper embedment depth than that from analyses of cases with rough fluke.The decrease of the capacity factor results in the increase of the anchor embedment depth,the anchor line load,the anchor chain angle and the stable value of the normalized horizontal load component for the same drag length,while the stable value of the normalized vertical load component decreases when the capacity factor decreases.This illustrates the importance in applying reasonable parameters and improving the method for more reliable prediction of the anchor trajectory.展开更多
综合调研现有海上浮式风机的种类、特征和系泊锚的基本情况,对于现有浮式风机常用的吸力锚、拖曳锚、重力锚在实际工程中的应用、设计施工考虑要点、优势与局限性进行分析。结果表明,深吃水立柱式(Spar)结构配吸力锚、半潜式结构配拖曳...综合调研现有海上浮式风机的种类、特征和系泊锚的基本情况,对于现有浮式风机常用的吸力锚、拖曳锚、重力锚在实际工程中的应用、设计施工考虑要点、优势与局限性进行分析。结果表明,深吃水立柱式(Spar)结构配吸力锚、半潜式结构配拖曳锚、张力腿平台(Tension Leg Platform,TLP)结构配重力锚是目前常用的配套形式,其中半潜式结构配拖曳锚认可度最高。上述结果可为我国海上浮式风机系泊锚型的选取与设计提供相应的参考依据。展开更多
基金financially supported by the National Basic Research Program of China(973 Program,Grant No.2009CB219507)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.50639030 and 50979070)the National Science and Technology Major Project of China(Grant Nos.2011ZX05056-002 and 2011ZX05026-004)
文摘Positioning drag anchors in seabed soils are strongly influenced not only by the properties of the anchor and soil, but also by the characteristics of the installation line. The investigation on the previous prediction methods related to anchor positioning demonstrates that the prediction of the anchor position during dragging has inevitably introduced some key and unsubstantiated hypotheses and the applicability of these methods is limited. In the present study, the interactional system between the drag anchor and installation line is firstly introduced for the analysis of anchor positioning. Based on the two mechanical models for embedded lines and drag anchors, the positioning equations for drag anchors have been derived both for cohesive and noncohesive soils. Since the drag angle at the shackle is the most important parameter in the positioning equations, a novel analytical method that can predict both the variation and the exact value of the drag angle at the shackle is proposed. The analytical method for positioning drag anchors which combines the interactional system between the drag anchor and the installation line has provided a reasonable theoretic approach to investigate the anchor behaviors in soils. By comparing with the model flume experiments, the sensitivity, effectiveness and veracity of the positioning method are well verified.
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.51890915,51490672,and51761135011)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities
文摘Drag anchor is one of the most commonly used anchorage foundation types. The prediction of embedded trajectory in the process of drag anchor installation is of great importance to the safety design of mooring system. In this paper, the ultimate anchor holding capacity in the seabed soil is calculated through the established finite element model, and then the embedded motion trajectory is predicted applying the incremental calculation method. Firstly, the drag anchor initial embedded depth and inclination angle are assumed, which are regarded as the start embedded point. Secondly, in each incremental step, the incremental displacement of drag anchor is added along the parallel direction of anchor plate, so the displacement increment of drag anchor in the horizontal and vertical directions can be calculated. Thirdly, the finite element model of anchor is established considering the seabed soil and anchor interaction, and the ultimate drag anchor holding capacity at new position can be obtained. Fourthly, the angle between inverse catenary mooring line and horizontal plane at the attachment point at this increment step can be calculated through the inverse catenary equation. Finally, the incremental step is ended until the angle of drag anchor and seabed soil is zero as the ultimate embedded state condition, thus, the whole embedded trajectory of drag anchor is obtained. Meanwhile, the influences of initial parameter changes on the embedded trajectory are considered. Based on the proposed method, the prediction of drag anchor trajectory and the holding capacity of mooring position system can be provided.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.51809165 and 51761135012).
文摘Drag anchor is widely applied in offshore engineering for offshore mooring systems.The prediction of the invisible trajectory during its drag-in installation is challenging for anchor design in determining the anchor final position for ensuring sufficient holding capacity.The yield envelope method based on deep anchor failure for kinematic analysis was proposed as a promising trajectory prediction method for drag anchor.However,there is a lack of analysis on the effects of the parameters applied in the kinematic analysis.The current work studies the effects of the yield envelope parameters,anchor line bearing capacity factor and the anchor/soil interface friction.It is found that the accuracy of the yield envelope parameters has large impact on the prediction results based on deep yield envelopes.Analyses of cases with smooth fluke predict deeper embedment depth than that from analyses of cases with rough fluke.The decrease of the capacity factor results in the increase of the anchor embedment depth,the anchor line load,the anchor chain angle and the stable value of the normalized horizontal load component for the same drag length,while the stable value of the normalized vertical load component decreases when the capacity factor decreases.This illustrates the importance in applying reasonable parameters and improving the method for more reliable prediction of the anchor trajectory.
基金Foundation item： Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China （Grant nos. 50639030 and 50979070） and the 863 Program of China （Grant no. 2006AA09Z348）.
文摘综合调研现有海上浮式风机的种类、特征和系泊锚的基本情况,对于现有浮式风机常用的吸力锚、拖曳锚、重力锚在实际工程中的应用、设计施工考虑要点、优势与局限性进行分析。结果表明,深吃水立柱式(Spar)结构配吸力锚、半潜式结构配拖曳锚、张力腿平台(Tension Leg Platform,TLP)结构配重力锚是目前常用的配套形式,其中半潜式结构配拖曳锚认可度最高。上述结果可为我国海上浮式风机系泊锚型的选取与设计提供相应的参考依据。
