Abstract: A structural model for undersea cables is described. This model has been implemented in a computer-aided design program with the capability to determine cable deformations and internal stresses ...

Abstract: A new linear model of the mechanical behavior of helically armored cables is introduced. This model can be used to establish the conditions necessary to achieve a torque balanced cable ...

Abstract: A new structural concept is proposed which offers promising new alternatives to the design of undersea pressure-resisting structures. This novel geometrical configuration consists of a concave ...

Abstract: An approximate theory is developed to determine the compound stress state existing in helical wires of a cable bent through a planar circular arc. Approximations arise through the treatment of ...

Abstract: The prebuckled cylinder is a geometrical idealization of the actual buckled surface of an axially compressed circular cylinder. It is a polyhedral representation of the cylinder in which flat ...

Abstract: A fatigue model which predicts cycles-to-failure for helically armored cables subjected to fluctuating axial tension is proposed. Electrical-optical communication cables, power cables, and bridge ...

Abstract: A new two-dimensional finite element model is proposed for the deformation analysis of cable cross sections. The deformations of the cable cross section are of considerable design interest because ...

Abstract: The prebuckled cylindrical (PC) shell represents a new structural concept suitable for use in the undersea environment. The externally pressurized PC shell has been shown to be more resistant ...