Behavior of Buried Cables in Seafloor Soil Under Lateral Loading

摘要

Primary hazards that the underwater cable burial vehicle (CBV) must contend with are buried or unburied obstacles in the path of the plow blade. Existing buried or unburied laid cables are one such example. This paper analyzes the response of an existing buried cable crossing the path of a CBV with a plow assembly that is designed to ride over obstacles in order to assess the potential for damage.