MOTION OF A SHIP IN INCOMING WAVES NEAR AN INFINITE WALL

Using matching asymptotic expansions, the resonance frequency of oscillation of a ship in incoming waves near an infinite wall is found to be KD = 1 when the distance between the ship and the wall is small with a respect to the draft of the ship.

• Corporate Authors:

  Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  Department of Ocean Engineering, 77 Massachusetts Avenue
  Cambridge, MA  United States  02139
• Authors:
  • Ho-Wan, V J
• Publication Date: 1977-5

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Ship motion; Wave motion
• Old TRIS Terms: Wave action
• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00168236
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• Report/Paper Numbers: MS Thesis
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 30 1978 12:00AM