Moorings Basic Criteria and Planning Guidelines DESIGN MANUAL 26.5

Basic criteria and planning guidelines for the design of fleet moorings are presented for use by qualified engineers. The contents include types of fleet-mooring systems, basic design philosophy and selection factors for fleet moorings, discussion of fleet-mooring components, procedures for determining static forces on moored vessels, procedures for determining static forces on mooring elements, procedures outlining the detailed design of fleet moorings, and example calculations. 26.5-iii FOREWARD This design manual is one of a series developed from an evaluation of facilities in the shore establishment, from surveys of the availability of new materials and construction methods, and from selection of the best design practices of the Naval Facilities Engineering Command, other Govern-ment agencies, and the private sector. This manual uses, to the maximu