Citation

Paulauskas V, Paulauskas D, Wijffels J. Transport 2009; 24(2): 113-120.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2009, Vilnius Gediminas Technical University and Lithuanian Academy of Sciences, Publisher Vilnius Gediminas Technical University (VGTU) Press)

DOI

10.3846/1648-4142.2009.24.113-120

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Ports and terminals open to prevailing winds can cause problems to moored ships with a high freeboard. Such ships, i.e. ship and berth mooring systems, have to deal with significant aerodynamic loads. This paper addresses the theoretical approach of the influence of aerodynamic loads on a mooring system for ship and investigates whether windscreens can reduce aerodynamic loads on ships in ports.

Keywords: aerodynamic loads, ship mooring schemes, open seaport, mooring ropes, bollards, windscreen