Question 4527 Deck General

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The unit used to measure anchor line tensions in the offshore drilling industry is the .

A short ton
B long ton
C metric ton
D Kip
AI Explanation

The correct answer is D) Kip. The unit used to measure anchor line tensions in the offshore drilling industry is the Kip. A Kip is a unit of force equal to 1,000 pounds-force (lbf). This unit is commonly used in the design and analysis of large structures, such as those found in the offshore drilling industry, where high tension forces are involved. The other options (short ton, long ton, and metric ton) are units of mass, not force, and are not the appropriate units for measuring anchor line tensions. The Kip is the correct unit for this application in the offshore drilling industry.

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