UFC 4-159-03
February 2005
TABLES
Table
Title
Page
2-1
Examples of Fixed Moorings..............................................................
4
2-2
Examples of Fleet Moorings ..............................................................
8
3-1
Parameters in a Mooring Project .......................................................
17
3-2
Basic Mooring Design Approach With Known Facility for a
Specific Site and a Specific Ship .....................................................
18
3-3
Design Issues ....................................................................................
20
3-4
Mooring Service Types ......................................................................
21
3-5
Facility Design Criteria for Mooring Service Types ............................
23
3-6
Ship Mooring Hardware Design Criteria.............................................
24
3-7
Minimum Quasi-Static Factors of Safety............................................
26
3-8
Recommended Practical Motion Criteria for Moored Vessels............
27
3-9
Quasi-Static Design Notes.................................................................
31
3-10
Conditions Requiring Special Analysis ..............................................
34
3-11
Design Considerations Ship............................................................
40
3-12
Design Considerations Facility........................................................
41
3-13
Sample Distribution of Wind Gust Fronts on Guam (Agana NAS)
from 1982 to 1986............................................................................
47
3-14
Storm Parameters..............................................................................
50
3-15
Some Sources of Environmental Design Information ........................
55
3-16
Mooring Operational Design Considerations .....................................
58
3-17
Inspection Guidelines.........................................................................
59
3-18
Design Recommendations.................................................................
61
4-1
Engineering Properties of Air and Water............................................
63
4-2
Sample Wind Coefficients for Ships...................................................
69
4-3
Recommended Ship Longitudinal Wind Force Drag Coefficients ......
76
Recommended Values of θx .............................................................
4-4
76
4-5
Normalized Wind Yaw Moment Variables..........................................
80
4-6
Predicted Transverse Current Forces on FFG-7 for a Current Speed
of 1.5 m/s (2.9 knots) ......................................................................
87
4-7
Area Ratio for Major Vessel Groups ..................................................
92
4-8
Example Destroyer ............................................................................
93
4-9
Example Longitudinal Current Forces on a Destroyer .......................
93
4-10
Current Moment Eccentricity Ratio Variables ....................................
96
5-1
Anchor Specification Considerations .................................................
98
5-2
Anchor Characteristics.......................................................................
102
5-3
Drag Anchor Holding Parameters U.S. Customary............................
106
5-4
Drag Anchor Holding Parameters SI Units.........................................
107
5-5
Driven-Plate Anchor Components .....................................................
111
5-6
Major Steps in Driven-Plate Anchor Installation.................................
112
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