Abstract:This paper presents a method for the installation of anchors for deep water moorings, based on the use of a subsea tensioning device to generate the high installation loads required. Subsea tensioning devices have been used in waterdepths of up to approximately 200 m for the installation of conventional drag embedment anchors and pre-tensioning of piles, but have not yet been used for a deep water application. The proposed method of installation will be presented, and is based on data gained from full scale te… Show more
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