No.
From the embedment point of view, it is realistic to assume that the cable has zero embedment, but the limitation of OBS is that it cannot capture the influence of free span zones on the cable’s lateral stability.
- OBS does not allow the complete removal of seabed friction from selected cable segments.
Additionally, OBS does not compute hydrodynamic forces on free spans since nothing like that was tested for the application.
Lastly, users should determine the applicability of OBS software to the physical situation at hand.