the support of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 51309179);the National High Technology Research and Development Program of China (863 Program, Grant No. 2012AA051705);the International S&T Cooperation Program of China (Grant No. 2012DFA70490);the State Key Laboratory of Hydraulic Engineering Simulation and Safety (Tianjin University);the Tianjin Municipal Natural Science Foundation (Grant Nos. 14JCQNJC07000 and 13JCYBJC19100)
An innovative floating mooring system with two or more independent floating mooring platforms in the middle and one rigid platform on each side is proposed for improving efficiency and safety in shallow water. For thi...