ANALYSIS OF MOORINGS OF A BERTHED SHIP
Ships are moored to the shore structures with a system of multiple moorings. The determination of the forces in the cables is essential for the design of moorings and for berthing structures. An optimum number and length of cables can be arrived at for a given ship of known dimensions and environmental conditions. This paper is intended to derive the equations of static equilibrium for the mooring lines when the ship is subjected to surface wind, current and restricted waves. It also gives a methodology to assist the designer to predict the mooring forces on the mooring cables, bollards, etc. A computer program, SHIP MOOR, was developed for the analysis of the mooring system. Experiments were also conducted on a barge model, moored in a 30m x 20m flume in which both wave and current can be generated. The experimental results were compared with the results obtained from the computer program and they were found to be in good agreement. Using this computer program, a few case studies were carried out and the results are presented.
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Supplemental Notes:
- Marine Structures, v 8 n 5, 1995, p 481 [19 p, 6 ref, 5 tab, 9 fig]
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Authors:
- Natarajan, R
- Ganapath, C
- Publication Date: 1995
Language
- English
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Dynamic loads; Mooring; Static structural analysis
- Old TRIS Terms: Moored vessels; Mooring lines; Static analysis
- Subject Areas: Marine Transportation;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00710960
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: British Maritime Technology
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Aug 14 1995 12:00AM