Advances in Position Mooring

Dear Colleagues,

Position mooring is a fundamental topic in ocean and marine engineering as it aims to assure safe operation of floating structures. However, the reported failure rates of mooring cables for oil and gas (O&G) installations are surprisingly high. While the O&G sector handles this with redundancy in the design, the marine renewable sector cannot cover that expenditure. Our knowledge of mooring needs to be improved to increase reliability and reduce operation and maintenance (O&M) costs. It also needs to address the new challenges posed by the requirements of floating renewable energy devices, such as station-keeping of devices in large parks with reduced seabed footprints and detrimental effects in floater dynamics.

For this Special Issue, we would like to invite the submission of papers dealing with position mooring in a broad sense. This includes both experimental and numerical investigations on physical phenomena (e.g., snapping and strumming), fatigue monitoring, and condition monitoring. We are especially interested in work that aims to reduce the uncertainties associated with mooring dynamics, such as ground interactions, cable material modelling, and internal damping effects. Additionally, papers presenting innovative solutions to mooring design problems—including designs for newly emerging fields, such as floating solar parks, offshore aqua-culture, and mega-islands—are highly encouraged.

Prof. Em. Lars Bergdahl
Assoc. Prof. Claes Eskilsson
Dr. Guilherme Moura Paredes
Dr. Johannes Palm
Guest Editors

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