Environmental Wave Data for Determining Hull Structural Loadings.

• Main Authors: Hoffman,Dan, Walden,David A
• Other Authors: WEBB INST OF NAVAL ARCHITECTURE GLEN COVE N Y
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1977
• Subjects: Physical and Dynamic Oceanography; Marine Engineering; *OCEAN WAVES; *SHIP HULLS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OCEAN CURRENTS; DYNAMIC RESPONSE; SHIP MOTION; METEOROLOGICAL DATA; OCEANOGRAPHIC DATA; DATA ACQUISITION; WIND VELOCITY; DYNAMIC LOADS; WATER TRAFFIC; NAVAL ARCHITECTURE; SEA STATES; MARINE METEOROLOGY; OCEAN SURVEILLANCE; SEA ICE; WU2022; PE62754N; LPN-SR-223; Sea ice
• Online Access: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA047116; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA047116

A summary is given of the trade routes of U.S. ships, followed by suggestions for new projects and extension and improvement of current projects to meet the need for additional data on sea conditions encountered by U.S. ships. It is concluded that the greatest benefit can be obtained by making a direct effort to obtain wave spectra for the ocean areas on important sea routes that are known to experience severe sea conditions, probably by the use of moored buoys, and by further verification and improvement of wave hindcast techniques for eventual application to obtaining wave spectra for design. At the same time, steps should be initiated that may lead to the availability of wave data in the future, such as seeking oil company data.