Main advantage of new fender system is that it distributes energy of impact to larger area of pier, affording better cushioning between moored vessel and pier; other advantages are lower initial cost, ease of fabrication and installation, low maintenance, ease of replacement. (See also Civ Eng (NY) v 26 n 1 Jan 1956 p 47-9)
Retractable fender system adopted at New York Naval Shipyard
Dock Harbour Authority
Dock and Harbour Authority ; 36 , n 421
1955
3 pages
Article (Journal)
English
© Metadata Copyright Elsevier B. V. All rights reserved.
Retractable fender system adopted at New York Naval Shipyard
Engineering Index Backfile | 1956
|Tema Archive | 1989
|Buoyancy-based automatic retractable fender hoisting and storing device
European Patent Office | 2021
|