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pronounced, accompanied by increased energy dissipation, highlighting the role of internal friction. Overall, the re sults emphasize that accurate representation of the cable’s deflected shape through reconstruction of its mean (neutral) axis allows for precise quantification of the bending curvature along the cable’s length. In addition, the experimen tal results form a valuable dataset for calibrating finite element (FE) models, enhancing the accuracy and predictive capability of numerical simulations for o ff shore power cables.

Acknowledgements

Part of this work is financially supported by the FPS Economy (FOD Economie) under the call 2022 of the Energy Transition Fund of the Belgian Federal Government through the BEL-Float project. The authors also acknowledge the project’s industry partner, Marlinks, in collaboration with whom the tests were conducted, as well as Jan Van Assche, master’s student at Ghent University, for his assistance with the experiments.

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