NI604 Fatigue of top chain of mooring lines due to in-plane and out-of-plane bendings

This Guidance Note provides the methodologies, requirements and recommendations to be considered in the evaluation of top chain combined fatigue under tension loading, in-plane bending loading and out-of-plane bending loading for the classification of permanently moored offshore units.

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NI604 R00

Fatigue of top chain of mooring lines due to in-plane and out-of-plane bendings

Oct 2014
Check related documents:
  • NR445 Rules for the classification of offshore units
  • NR493 Classification of mooring systems for permanent offshore units

Check other Bureau Veritas rules and guidelines.

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