At-sea towing of mega-float unit

摘要

The huge floating offshore platform (359m in length, 60m in breadth and 3m in depth) for the validation experiment of floating airport has been towed in the Pacific Ocean. The full-scale measurement of towline tension and bending strain on upper-deck has been made during towing. The measured bending moment agrees well with the numerical calculation without consideration of draught and towing speed.