Seakeeping ability or seaworthiness is a measure of how well-suited a watercraft is to conditions when underway. A ship or boat which has good seakeeping ability is said to be very seaworthy and is able to operate effectively even in high sea states. Whereas wave loading is most commonly the application of a pulsed or wavelike load to a material or object. This is most commonly used in the analysis of piping, ships, or building structures which experience wind, water, or seismic disturbances.
Most Common Seakeeping & Wave load problems are –
§ Accelerations
§ Slamming
§ Water on Deck
§ Breaking Waves
§ Liquid Sloshing
§ Wave bending moments and shear forces
Vertical accelerations and
relative vertical motions between the ship and the waves are important
responses. Accelerations determine loads on cargo and equipment and are an
important reason for seasickness. The relative vertical motions can be used to
evaluate the possibility and damage due to slamming and water on deck. Slamming
means impact between the ship and the water. For a ship it is important to
avoid slamming as well as water on deck because of the resulting local damage
of the structures.
Another important reason for capsizing of smaller
ships is breaking waves. Liquid sloshing in tanks may be a problem for bulk
ships, combination ships oil-bulk-ore (OBO), liquid natural gas (LNG) carriers
and tankers loading at offshore terminals. Liquid sloshing can cause high local
pressures as well as large total forces. For larger ships, wave-induced bending
moments, shear forces and torsional moments are significant.
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