MOTIONS AND JOINT LOADS OF A BARGE TRAIN IN WAVES

A model barge train, with 100:1 scale ratio, was tested in regular waves and random seas. The train was driven by a tugboat at the aft end and the barges were of a type which can be used in both a seaway and for inland navigation. The hulls were connected in either a linked or a jointed configuration and for each case the following experiments were performed: tests in regular waves of constant steepness at various speeds, test in regular waves at various speeds and wave steepnesses to test for linearity, and test in a random seaway, with a significant wave height of 14 feet. Heaving, pitching, horizontal joint load and vertical joint load were measured during the experiments and compared to one another and to theoretical results. (Author)

• Corporate Authors:

  Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  Department of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering
  Cambridge, MA  United States  02139
• Authors:
  • Eleftheriou, I T
• Publication Date: 1970-2

Media Info

• Pagination: 143 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Barge trains; Barges; Drag; Tug ship interaction; Waves
• Old TRIS Terms: Barge drag forces; Tug barge systems; Wave effects
• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00034708
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Maritime Administration
• Contract Numbers: MA-2710
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Sep 29 1973 12:00AM