Ship Collisions with Bridges: The Nature of the Accidents, Their Prevention and Mitigation.

Abstract

This report provides a review of accident records of ship collisions with bridges in coastal ports and harbors, and of consideration important to preventing and mitigating such accidents--ship maneuverability in restricted waterways; dynamics of ship collisions with bridges; siting , design, geotechnical analysis and engineering criteria; protective and mitigative strategies; risk and hazards analysis. The report treats regulatory and institutional matters, and offers conclusions and recommendations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1983
Accession Number
ADA135602

Entities

Organizations

  • National Research Council

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accidents
  • Civil Engineering
  • Construction
  • Engineers
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • Geography
  • Marine Transportation
  • Naval Architecture
  • Navigation
  • Navigational Aids
  • Navigational Equipment
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Risk Analysis
  • Safety Engineering
  • Shipping
  • Structural Engineering
  • Warning Systems

Readers

  • Aviation Safety Risk Assessment.
  • Coastal and Marine Engineering/Sediment Transport/Hydraulic Engineering
  • Systems Analysis and Design