Ship Squat Predictions for Ship/Tow Simulator

Abstract

This Coastal and Hydraulics Engineering Technical Note (CHETN) summarizes several empirical ship squat predictions based on (Permanent International Association of Navigation Congresses (PIANC), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and Japanese guidance. A Fortran program was written and its use is described along with some comparisons for a typical bulk carrier and three different channel configurations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 2006
Accession Number
ADA454654

Entities

People

  • Michael J. Briggs

Organizations

  • Engineer Research and Development Center

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Army Corps Of Engineers
  • Bodies Of Water
  • Cargo Ships
  • Computer Programs
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Froude Number
  • Guidance
  • Hydrodynamics
  • Measurement
  • Model Tests
  • Naval Architecture
  • Navigation
  • Shallow Water
  • Simulations
  • Simulators
  • Waterways

Readers

  • Coastal and Marine Engineering/Sediment Transport/Hydraulic Engineering
  • Marine Hydrodynamics