Vertical forces on the coupling of a pusher tug-barge

This thesis presents a method of calculating the vertical force on the coupling between a pusher mg-barge unit where the tug is able to pitch relative to the barge. Alternate methods assume that the hydrodynamic forces on each hull have no effect on the other hull. The method presented here assumes...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mumford, David K.
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: 2008
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/1761