Model Experiments of RO/RO Ships Off-Loading System in Waves and Current

Abstract

Experiments were conducted in waves and calm water to evaluate the performance of several platforms made up to pontoon barges for offloading RO/RO ships in support of Assault Operations where port facilities are not available. A ferry/causeway consisting of three barges in line was attached to each platform. The experiments were conducted in sea and swell with and without current and measurements obtained of the platform motions and the mooring forces. The mooring forces or drag of the platform in current without waves was also measured.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1982
Accession Number
ADA123248

Entities

People

  • Charles Turner
  • David W Taylor
  • Ernest Zarnick
  • John Hoyt

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amphibious Military Vehicles
  • Angular Motion
  • Buoyancy
  • Drag
  • Engineering
  • Experimental Data
  • Flow
  • Friction
  • Instrumentation
  • Measurement
  • Orientation (Direction)
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Relative Motion
  • Resistance
  • Reynolds Number
  • Scale Models
  • Vehicles

Readers

  • Marine Hydrodynamics
  • Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering.