ANALYSIS OF THE RESPONSE OF MOORED SURFACE AND SUBSURFACE VESSELS TO OCEAN WAVES

Abstract

This study analyzes the response of a moored ship or submersible craft, in uniform or irregular waves, and also the forces in the mooring lines induced by ship responses. The response in heave, surge, and pitch of a moored ship or submersible craft with known hydrodynamic characteristics to waves approaching head-on can be calculated by use of the method outlined in this Memorandum. Computed values of the response of a moored 880-ton vessel (simulated by a rectangular block of equivalent displacement), moored in uniform waves, are found to compare favorably with results of model tests.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1963
Accession Number
AD0296069

Entities

People

  • J.j. Leendertse

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

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Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

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  • Air Force
  • Birds
  • Center Of Gravity
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Differential Equations
  • Equations
  • Equations Of Motion
  • Frequency
  • Mathematical Models
  • Models
  • Moment Of Inertia
  • Probability
  • Probability Distributions
  • Random Variables
  • Resonant Frequency
  • United States
  • Waves

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