This study examines the influence of transverse side load and ship configuration on the structural weight of SWATH ships. The results show that small ships are less sensitive than large ships to side loads, and that long slender ships will have heavier structure than short full ships. (Author)
The Effect of Transverse Side Load on Small Waterplane Area Twin Hull (SWATH) Structures
1979
22 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
Marine Engineering , Ship hulls , Hydrodynamic configurations , Small ships , Loads(Forces) , Transverse , Catamarans , Weight , Algorithms , Mathematical prediction , Computerized simulation , Naval architecture , Bulkheads , Ship decks , Struts , Structural response , Seakeeping , SWATH(Small Waterplane Area Twin Hulls) , Twin Hull ships