Berthing velocity of large seagoing vessels in the port of Rotterdam

While ships evolve constantly, berthing velocity curves developed during the 1970s are still embedded in the design of marine structures. This paper discusses the interpretation of new berthing records of modern large seagoing vessels collected in the port of Rotterdam. Berthing velocities of several types of vessels at various berths and...

A comparison of a 3 dimensional probabilistic method of berthing structure design and the traditional method of a berthing structure design

Finite element method (FEM) is increasingly applied as a first choice tool for designing structures. The same trend is seen in probabilistic designing. Consequently, the application of the combination of these two methods is discussed in this paper.In this study the presence of potential overcapacity in a structure has been studied. As an...