Problem Description title = "Shallow Water Surface Mooring" type = surface Analysis Parameters static-iterations = 2000 static-tolerance = 1e-4 static-relaxation = 0.01 static-outer-iterations = 100 static-outer-relaxation = 0.8 static-outer-tolerance = 0.01 duration = 120.0 time-step = 0.01 dynamic-relaxation = 1.0 dynamic-iterations = 50 dynamic-tolerance = 1e-6 ramp-time = 16.0 /* minimize transients */ Environment rho = 1025 gravity = 9.81 x-current = 0.5*0.514 depth = 100 input-type = random /* use random input spectrum */ forcing-method = wave-follower x-wave = (48*0.0254, 8.0, 0.0) /* 8 ft sig height, 8 sec period */ bottom-stiffness = 100.0 bottom-damping = 1.0 bottom-friction = 0.2 Buoys float type = cylinder m = 23 h = 8*0.0254 d = 36*0.0254 Cdn = 1.0 Anchors clump Connectors shackle d = 0.375*0.0254 wet = 4.0 Cdn = 0.0 m = 0.5 Materials chain EA = 5.5e7 EI = 0.01 GJ = 0.1 m = 4.4 am = 0.584 wet = 38.1 d = 0.0265 Cdt = 0.01 Cdn = 1.0 wire EA = 4.7e6 EI = 20 GJ = 5 m = 0.320 am = 0.08 wet = 2.64 d = 0.01 Cdt = 0.01 Cdn = 1.5 Layout terminal = { anchor = clump } segment = { length = 72*0.0254 material = chain nodes = (25, 1.0) } connector = shackle segment = { length = 150 material = wire nodes = (150, 1.0) } connector = shackle segment = { length = 72*0.0254 material = chain nodes = (25, 1.0) } terminal = { buoy = float } End