Ships in Waves,
Edition 1 Motions and Operational ImpactsEditors: By Milan Hofman, DEng
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Description
Ships in Waves: Motions and Operational Impacts delivers a structured and in-depth exploration of the core theories and phenomena governing vessel interactions with wave environments. Progressing from fundamental concepts to elaborate formulations, the book supports gradual engagement with complex material, facilitating confident physical understanding. Topics include ship oscillations (both in calm water and under wave excitation), stochastic wave modeling, responses in regular and irregular seas, and the consequences of extreme motions—such as dynamic loads, rolling, slamming, and capsizing.
Organized modularly, the contents allow selective study and targeted review based on the reader’s interest or specialization, uniquely bridging the divide between intricate technical knowledge and engineering application. In addition to the essential theoretical framework, cutting-edge advances and rarely covered aspects are also addressed, including wave energy converters and a critical review of the new IMO intact stability criteria.
Designed to serve audiences in academic and research contexts, this authoritative volume is especially valuable not only for assessing motion characteristics but also for enhancing system reliability and informing future design strategies for vessels, offshore platforms, floating structures, and other marine installations that demand a nuanced balance of performance, safety, and sustainability.
Key Features
- Rigorously connects seakeeping principles to fundamental engineering subjects such as mechanics, hydrodynamics, and ship theory, enabling a strong foundation for ship motion analysis
- Incorporates numerical examples of representative ships in realistic seaways, assisting with practical application of theory and enhancing problem-solving skills
- Documents rarely covered topics, from the IACS-recommended North Atlantic wave scatter diagram and its implications for structural design to a critical evaluation of IMO intact stability criteria, risk-based approaches to ship dynamic stability, and wave energy utilisation
- Includes a wealth of original, carefully crafted figures to visually clarify complex technical concepts, aiding comprehension and making the volume more accessible to learners
About the author
By Milan Hofman, DEng, (Retired) Professor, Department of Naval Architecture, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
2. Basic Equations of Ship Motions in Waves
3. Ship Oscillations in Calm Water
4. Waves in a Seaway
5. Ship Motions in Regular Waves
6. Further Problems in Ship Rolling
7. Ship Motions in an Irregular Seaway: Basic Principles
8. Ship Motions in an Irregular Seaway: Major Consequences
9. Improving Ship Seakeeping
10. Roll Motion Control
11. Seakeeping Criteria and Ship Operability
12. Ship Dynamic Stability and Capsizing in Waves
13. Experimental Investigation of Ship Motion in Waves
- Epilogue
- Appendix 1: Nonlinear Equations of Angular Motion – Modified Euler Angles
- Appendix 2: Added Mass and Damping Coefficients of Lewis Cross-Sections in Heave
- Appendix 3: Amplitude and Phase of a Sum of Harmonic Functions
- Appendix 4: Solution of Forced Oscillations with Two Degrees of Freedom
- Appendix 5: Test Ships in Numerical Examples