Experimental evaluation of the tension mooring effect on the response of moored ships

Tension mooring may be applied to improve operational and security conditions of exposed port terminals. This paper analyses the influence of the type of fender facing on the efficacy of tension mooring in terms of reduction of the moored ship motions and improvement of the operational and security...

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Main Author: Paulo Rosa Santos (author)
Other Authors: Francisco Taveira Pinto (author), Fernando Veloso Gomes (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2014
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10216/96914
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio-aberto.up.pt:10216/96914