Numerical Modeling - Ship Motion

Ship motion is a key component of the operability analysis and berth design for ports and marine terminals at exposed coastal sites and offshore locations.

Baird uses advanced 6-degree-of-freedom moored ship response models to compute wave-induced vessel motions and mooring loads. The ship model includes wave frequency and drift frequency motions, non-linear moorings, important shallow water effects, and the presence adjacent structures when necessary.

Baird has carried out numerous comparisons of physical and numerical models of ship motion, and understands the advantages and disadvantages of these models, as well as their limitations. Consequently, we understand when numerical methods are appropriate, and when they will not be sufficient, or should be combined with physical methods.

Marine operability analyses that examine berth downtime typically follow the ship motion studies. The marine simulation model has been successfully applied to LNG terminals, bulk loading facilities, and port construction projects in most of the world's oceans.