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Load Excursion Links

Load Excursion Links are simple components linking two nodes from the global model through tension and horizontal tension components which depends on the relative position between the nodes. Load Excursion Links may be used to model simplified mooring lines components based on load excursion curves data.

Note

Load excursion links shall not be used to perform fatigue dynamic analyses of mooring systems. These links do not account for any inertia or drag effects and are to be used for the performance of mooring analyses based on the quasi-static approach only.

Each Load Excursion Link is characterized by a number of data items, which can be split as follows.

  • General data : to specify the name of your Load Excursion Link and its two end nodes.

  • Basic Properties : to define the load excursion properties.

  • Drawing : to define all the geometrical parameters used to display the Load Excursion Link in the 3D view window.