Date of Award
2003
Document Type
Thesis
Publication Status
Version of Record
Submission Date
October 2026
Thesis/Dissertation Advisor [Chair]
Driscoll, Frederick R.
Abstract
This thesis develops a novel variable length cable model to simulate the behavior of submerged cables with variable unstretched length and a PC based simulation that integrates the governing cable equations. The general model is developed from continuous cable equations that are discretized using a finite element method with linear elements. Two systems of equations were developed, one for a variable length elastic element and the other for a constant length elastic element. A cable transition model is developed to ensure dynamic compatibility when a variable length element is divided or combined. The model proved to be an efficient and reliable tool to predict the behavior of underwater cables with variable length.
Extent
196 p.
Recommended Citation
Curic, Dusan., "Development of a variable-length underwater cable model" (2003). Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2000 - 2009. 526.
https://digitalcommons.fau.edu/etd_general_5/526
Identifier
FADT12976
Comments
College of Engineering and Computer Science|FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection|Thesis (M.S.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2003.|College of Engineering and Computer Science