CONTENTS 



Page 



I. INTRODUCTION 1 



II. MECHANICAL PROPERTIES, MATERIALS, AND CONFIGURATIONS 



OF LOAD-CARRYING COMPONENTS 3 



Background 3 



Materials 3 



Types of Construction 8 



Failure Mechanisms 10 



Design and Testing of E-M Cable 13 



Corrosion of Electro-Mechanical Cables 14 



References 18 



III. ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF ELECTRO-MECHANICAL 



SUBMARINE CABLES 19 



Conductor Materials 19 



Copper 19 



Aluminum 20 



Sodium 20 



Low Temperature Metals 20 



Dielectric Materials 23 



Polyethylene 23 



Polypropylene 23 



Teflon ." 26 



Silicone Rubber 26 



EPR (Ethylene Propylene Rubber) 26 



SF 6 26 



Design of Conductor Systems 26 



Single-Conductor Cable 28 



Coaxial Cable 28 



Multi-Conductor Cables 30 



References 33 



IV. HANDLING OF ELECTRO-MECHANICAL CABLES 35 



Cable Handling Procedure 35 



Cable Transport 35 



Ship Loading 36 



Cable Deployment and Retrieval 36 



Deployment Discussion 36 



Cable Rotational Properties 37 



Equipment and Hardware 37 



Cable Storage Equipment 37 



Cable Payout Equipment 39 



Cable Pulling Machines 39 



Electrical Ingress Devices 40 



Surface Platform 40 



Flotation Packages 40 



Inspection and Protection 40 



References 42 



