Shiphandling Simulation:

Application to Waterway Design

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Publication Year:1992

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William C. Webster, Editor; Committee on Assessment of Shiphandling Simulation, Marine Board, National Research Council
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As a result of major shipping disasters on all coasts, the safety of vessel operations in U.S. ports and waterways and the effectiveness of waterway designs are under increased scrutiny. But are traditional waterway design practices that rely heavily on ...
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Front Matter	i-xx
1. Introduction	1-8	(skim)
2. Waterway Design Process	9-22	(skim)
3. Use of Simulation in Waterway Design	23-30	(skim)
4. Shiphandling Simulators	31-42	(skim)
5. Mathematical Models	43-58	(skim)
6. Assessment of Simulator Technology and Results	59-69	(skim)
7. Simulator Application in Harbor and Waterway Design	70-74	(skim)
8. Research Needs	75-83	(skim)
9. Conclusions and Recommendations	84-88	(skim)
Appendix A: Committee Member Biographies	89-94	(skim)
Appendix B: Design Elements of Waterway Development	95-96	(skim)
Appendix C: Practical Application of Shiphandling Simulators to Waterway Design	97-115	(skim)
Appendix D: Source Reference List for Mathematical Models	116-129	(skim)
Appendix E: Papers Prepared for This Study	130-130	(skim)
Appendix F: Validation of Aircraft Flight Simulators	131-134	(skim)
Bibliography	135-152	(skim)

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As a result of major shipping disasters on all coasts, the safety of vessel operations in U.S. ports and waterways and the effectiveness of waterway designs are under increased scrutiny. But are traditional waterway design practices that rely heavily on rules of thumb and conservatism providing adequate margins of safety while keeping the overall costs of waterway projects within the funding capabilities of local project sponsors? Shiphandling Simulation addresses how computer-based simulation can be used to improve the cost- effectiveness of waterway design while satisfying safety objectives. The book examines the role of computer simulation in improving waterway design, evaluates the adequacy of data input, explores the validity of hydrodynamic and mathematical models, assesses required and achievable accuracy of simulation results, and identifies research needed to establish shiphandling simulation as a standard design aid. Case studies of waterway design efforts employing shiphandling simulation are analyzed and lessons learned are identified.

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Application to Waterway Design

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