REPORT ON THE EFFECTIVE FENDER SYSTEMS IN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES BY RISSELADA AND VAN LOOKEREN CAMPAGNE. REVIEW.
Abstract
With the purpose of providing improved fenders for U. S. Navy use in berthing ships up to 20,000 tons, a Navycontracted report by Risselada and Van Lookeren Campagne of the Netherlands on effective fender systems in European countries is digested and reviewed. Additional material has been added by the reviewer to provide a more useful treatment of the subject of European fendering systems. Significant European systems are described, with emphasis on systems attached to docks. The principles of operation, case history, and cost data for each system are given; comments, conclusions, and recommendations by both contractor and reviewer are reported and compared; and fender design criteria developed by contractor and reviewer are presented. Energy-absorption capacities, load-deflection characteristics, cost data (initial and annual), and the estimated longevity of contractor-recommended systems have been tabulated and illustrated schematically by the reviewer for the purpose of facilitating selection of a fender system suitable for a particular marine environment and berthing structure. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 1965
- Accession Number
- AD0622553
Entities
People
- T. T. Lee
Organizations
- Naval Facilities Engineering Service Center