Contemporary Ideas on Ship Stability

Resumen

Stability of the Intact Ship: Experimental investigation of ship dynamics in extreme waves; A mathematical model of ship motions leading to capsize in astern waves; A note on the conceptual understanding of the stability theory of ships; The role and the methods of simulation of ship behaviour at sea including ship capsizing; Geometrical aspects of the broaching-to instability; Application of nonlinear dynamical system approach to ship capsize approach to ship capsize due to broaching in following and quartering seas; Broaching and capsize model tue to broaching in following and quartering seas; Broachign and capsize model teests for validation of numerical ship motion predictions; Sensitivity of capsize to a symmetry breaking bias; Some recent advances in the analysis of ship roll motion; Ship capsize assessment and nonliner dynamics; The mathematical modelling of large amplitude rolling in beam waves; Characteristics of roll motion for small fishing boats; Piecewise linear approach to nonlinear ship dynamics. Damaged Ship Stability: The water on deck problem damaged RO-RO ferries; Water-on-deck accumulation studies by the SNAME ad hoc RO-RO safety panel; An experimental study on flooding into the car deck of a RO-RO ferry through damaged bow door; Damage stability tests with models of RO-RO ferries - a cost effective method for upgrading and designing RO-RO ferries; About safety assessment of damaged ships; Survibality of damaged RO-RO passenger ships; Survivability of damaged RO-RO passsenger vessels; Dynamics of a ship with partially flooded compartment; RO-RO paassenger vessels survivability - a study of three different hull forms considering different RO-RO deck subdivisions; Simulation of large amplitude ship motions and capsizing in high seas; On the critical significant wave height for capsizing of a damaged RO-RO passenger ship; Exploration of the applicability of the static equivalence method using experimental data; Modelling the accumulation of water on the vehicle deck of a damaged RO-RO vessel and proposal of survival criteria. Special Problems of Ship Stability: Damage stability with water on deck of a RO-RO passenger ship in waves; A study on capsizing phenomena of a ship in waaves; Physical and numerical simulation on capsizing of a fishing vessel in head sea condition; The influence of liquid cargo dynamics on ship stability; Exploring the possibility of stability assessment without reference to hydrostatic data; Stability of high speed craft; Nonlinear roll motion and bifurcation of a RO-RO ship with flooded water in regular beam waves; Effects of some seakeeping/manoueuvring aspects on broaching in quartering seas; Ship manoeuvring performance in waves; Stability of a planing craft in turning motion; An experimental study on the improvement of transverse stability at running for high-speed craft; Wateer discharge from an opening in ships. Impact of Stability on Design and Operation: Passenger survival-based criteria for RO-RO vessels; Nonlinear dynamics of ship rolling in beam seas and ship design; Ship crankiness and stability regulation; The impact of recent stability regulation on existing and new ships; Impact on the design of RO-RO passenger ships; A realisable concept of a safe haven RO-RO design; Design aspects or suvivability of surface naval and merchant ships; A technique for assessing the dynamic stability and capsize resistance of ships; Probability to encounter high run of waves in the dangerous zone shown on the operational guidance/IMO for following/quartering sea; Ongoing work examining capsize risk of intact frigates using time domain simulation.