Experimental Study of Forces Exerted on Ships Due to the Vertical Walls of Navigation Channels

Ship maneuvering in restricted waters of harbor basins and navigation channels had been the main concern in recent years due to sudden increase of ship’s size. When the ship enters a navigation channel the lateral boundary of the channel exerts a transverse force and turning moment on the ship hull....

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Main Authors: Mohammadreza Fathi Kazerooni, Mohammad Saeed Seif
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Gdynia Maritime University 2015-06-01
Series:TransNav: International Journal on Marine Navigation and Safety of Sea Transportation
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Online Access:http://www.transnav.eu/files/Experimental Study of Forces Exerted on Ships Due to the Vertical Walls of Navigation Channels,573.pdf