Ship loads

Course subject(s) Ship loads

10. Ship loads

In lecture 10 the waves caused by ships in inland waterways will be discussed. 3 types of waves are identified: primary, secondary and propeller wash waves. These waves and their properties will be discussed and several examples of waves caused by ships are given.

Plate revetments, Ship loads

Demonstration flume tests, hydraulic loads by propeller currents

Stability formulas

The lecture slides can be downloaded by clicking on the link above. The readings for this lecture consist out of chapter 9.

The youtube videos complementary to this lecture can be found below.

Return current

Return current in front of a groyne. Movie courtesy prof. Erik Pasche, University of Hamburg-Harburg.

Navigation Bank Protection

Tests in the Hartelkanaal on het effects of navigation on bank protection.

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