Drag Anchor - Web Apps for Engineers

Web Apps for Engineers

The author shall not be liable for any direct, consequential or incidental damages arising out of the use of this program. The entire risk as to the quality, performance and application of the program lies with the user. This page was established and is maintained by Professor Susan Gourvenec, University of Southampton, as a teaching tool and to assist research dissemination. susan.gourvenec@southampton.ac.uk

s_um	kPa
k_su	kPa/m
z'	m

d	m
b/d	–
N_c,chain	–
μ=Q/F	–

M	tonnes
A_p	m²
f	–
θ_w	degrees
N_c,anchor	–

T_p	kN
s_u @ z_f	kPa
θ'w	radians
T_a	kN

z_aQ_av	–
∫su dz	–
T_a	kN

Input

Soil Profile

Chain

Anchor

Mooring

Iteration

From Anchor Criterion

From Chain Criterion

Output

Efficiency

θ_m	degrees
offset	m

z_a	m
z_f	m
T_m	kN