TABLE 1 - PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF MODEL MOORING SAMPLES 



Weight 



Sample 



Diameter, 

 Inches 



Air, 

 Pounds/Foot 



Water, 

 Pounds/Foot 



Weighted Nylon Cord 

 Open Link Chain 

 Mercury Filled Tube 

 Bead Chain 

 Wire Rope 



0.128 



0.195* 



0.067 



0.056* 



0.069 



0.0264* 



0.0417 



0.0100 



0.0068* 



0.0075 



0.0194 

 0.0362 

 0.0086 

 0.0051 

 0.0064 



* Effective diameter based on projected area. 

 ** Includes absorbed or entrained water. 



TABLE 2 - RELATIVE SIMILARITY OF MODEL MOORING SAMPLES TO FULL-SCALE 



Sample 



Bending 

 Flexibil 



ty 



Surface 

 Smoothness 



i 



Weight 



Weighted Nylon Cord 



Good 





Good 



1 Heavy 



i 



Open Link Chain 



Good 





Poor 



Heavy 



Mercury Filled Tube 



Poor 





Good 



Medium 



Bead Chain 



Good 





Poor 



Light | 



Wire Rope 



Poor 





Average 



Lioht 

 i 1 



10 



