Latin American Journal of Solids and Structures, Nov 1, 2013
Light and medium protection for small naval vessels guarantees their high performance and safety ... more Light and medium protection for small naval vessels guarantees their high performance and safety during the guard duties. In this study, a protective shield fabricated from Dyneema HB25 fibers has been utilized as an add-on layer on the coast guard boat hull. Finite element analyses have been conducted using Chocron's model. Two standards of gunfire were employed and various thicknesses of the composite layers were examined by ballistic impacts. Afterward, numerical simulations results compared with experiments and revealed a good consistency. Finally, some graphs have been presented to help designers for choosing more convenient shield based on protection and weight characteristics after judgment of vessel requirements.
In canal and seaway the ship speed must be reduced and it has been a subject for many research st... more In canal and seaway the ship speed must be reduced and it has been a subject for many research studies. One of the most important phenomena connected to this issue is the increasing of ship draught when passing in the restricted water which is called squat. This study deals with the squat thorough systematic model testing. Two models from Series60 body form have been tested in a set of canal depth, width as well as different model speed. The change on their draught has been recorded at fore and aft of the model. The test results have been manipulated, validated and regression formula has been developed for prediction of squat at ship fore perpendicular. The formula has been compared with the other existing formula where a good agreement achieved. The advantage of the new formula is the coverage on wider range of parameters affecting the ship squat.
Reduction of distance between the ship fl oor and the seabed when a ship is moving forward is cal... more Reduction of distance between the ship fl oor and the seabed when a ship is moving forward is called squat. Squat causes grounding of the ship that may result in severe damage to the ship and in extreme cases may lead to complete loss of port or channel capabilities. If a ship moves in the shallow waters then the velocity of the fl uid fl ow at the bottom of the ship increases and the pressure decreases which in turn leads to the decrease of buoyancy force and the increase of the ship draught. The purpose of the presented research was to determine the squat for vessels with the Series-60 hull forms in various depths by experimental methods. For this reason, a set of facilities for testing the ship movement in shallow waters were prepared and then the measurement tools were calibrated. A series of models of the vessel were manufactured and many tests were carried out. Disregarding the non-acceptable data, the test results were analyzed in various depths and draughts. To generalize th...
Resistance reduction is the most important goal in ship design that causes higher speed and lower... more Resistance reduction is the most important goal in ship design that causes higher speed and lower fuel consumption. Hydrodynamic optimization is an effective and robust design method that plays an indispensable role in ship hull form optimization. Designers and shipyards are required to produce vessels according to draft and speed specifications which have superior hydrodynamic performance under calm water conditions (the contract condition), and the optimization of ship hull designs is a vital part of achieving this goal. Resistance value of DTMB 5415 model has been measured by Maxsurf software and compared with CD Adabco Stare-CCM+ CFD based software results. These methods are used to compare the calm-water drags of several bow and aft forms and to define optimized hull for which the total (friction + wave) calm-water drag is minimized. The total drag is estimated using Holtrop method in Maxsurf. Comparisons of CFD calculations and experimental measurements for DTMB 5415 hull form...
Dynamic behaviour of a trimaran vessel is investigated in this study. The body of the trimaran is... more Dynamic behaviour of a trimaran vessel is investigated in this study. The body of the trimaran is composed of a centre hull with a quite slender wave piercing bow profile (a length-to-width ratio of 12.96) and two outriggers with Wigley mathematical body forms. Several seakeeping tests are conducted on the model of the trimaran vessel in a towing tank in order to study its heave and pitch motions at different Froude numbers of 0.2, 0.37, and 0.51. Generated waves in the towing tank are of regular type with the wave length changing from 0.6 m to 2.4 m by an increment of 0.3 m. Amplitude of the waves is equal to either 25 mm or 35 mm. A resonance peak can be detected on the curve of the heave response amplitude operator (RAO) versus nondimensional wave length of around 1.0. Increasing the Froude number leads to rapidly descending post-resonance-peak regions of the heave RAOnondimensional wave frequency diagrams. Changes in the value of the pitch RAO versus nondimensional wave lengths ...
Latin American Journal of Solids and Structures, 2014
A novel ship concept design is significantly an "adhoc" process. In the preliminary design stage ... more A novel ship concept design is significantly an "adhoc" process. In the preliminary design stage of novel vessels, it is very important to be able to develop an initial estimate of the effects of stiffness and mass distribution on the longitudinal flexural natural frequencies due to different general arrangements in still water at zero speed to satisfy design specifications. For new emerging designs, this estimate has to be made based on a model test. The experiments should also be planned so that scales effects and other features that are not present in full scale case, are minimized. A model with a length of 1.5 meter has been selected. The model was cut into four segments longitudinally and connected by a backbone beam with three elastic hinges joining the four segments. Wet vibration tests were conducted on the model, showed significant influences on the flexural natural frequencies through variations in stiffness and different mass distributions. The whipping frequency was calculated with four degrees of freedom theoretical model to compare with the experimental results. The theoretical model shows a good agreement with the experimental results.
Latin American Journal of Solids and Structures, 2013
Light and medium protection for small naval vessels guarantees their high performance and safety ... more Light and medium protection for small naval vessels guarantees their high performance and safety during the guard duties. In this study, a protective shield fabricated from Dyneema HB25 fibers has been utilized as an add-on layer on the coast guard boat hull. Finite element analyses have been conducted using Chocron's model. Two standards of gunfire were employed and various thicknesses of the composite layers were examined by ballistic impacts. Afterward, numerical simulations results compared with experiments and revealed a good consistency. Finally, some graphs have been presented to help designers for choosing more convenient shield based on protection and weight characteristics after judgment of vessel requirements.
On one hand, the diversity of activities and on the other hand, the conflictions between benefici... more On one hand, the diversity of activities and on the other hand, the conflictions between beneficiaries necessitate the efficient management and supervision of coastal areas. Accordingly, monitoring and evaluation of such areas can be considered as a critical factor in the national development and directorship of the sources. With regard to this fact, remote sourcing technologies with use of analytical operations of geographic information systems (GIS), will be remarkably advantageous. Iran’s south-eastern Makran coasts are geopolitically and economically, of importance due to their strategic characteristics but have been neglected and their development and transit infrastructure are significantly beyond the international standards. Therefore, in this paper, with regard to the importance of developing Makran coasts, a Multi-Criterion Decision Analysis (MCDA) method was applied to identify and prioritize the intended criteria and parameters of zoning, in order to establish new maritim...
In canal and seaway the ship speed must be reduced and it has been a subject for many research st... more In canal and seaway the ship speed must be reduced and it has been a subject for many research studies. One of the most important phenomena connected to this issue is the increasing of ship draught when passing in the restricted water which is called squat. This study deals with the squat thorough systematic model testing. Two models from Series60 body form have been tested in a set of canal depth, width as well as different model speed. The change on their draught has been recorded at fore and aft of the model. The test results have been manipulated, validated and regression formula has been developed for prediction of squat at ship fore perpendicular. The formula has been compared with the other existing formula where a good agreement achieved. The advantage of the new formula is the coverage on wider range of parameters affecting the ship squat.
Resistance reduction is the most important goal in ship design that causes higher speed and lower... more Resistance reduction is the most important goal in ship design that causes higher speed and lower fuel consumption. Hydrodynamic optimization is an effective and robust design method that plays an indispensable role in ship hull form optimization. Designers and shipyards are required to produce vessels according to draft and speed specifications which have superior hydrodynamic performance under calm water conditions (the contract condition), and the optimization of ship hull designs is a vital part of achieving this goal. Resistance value of DTMB 5415 model has been measured by Maxsurf software and compared with CD Adabco Stare-CCM+ CFD based software results. These methods are used to compare the calm-water drags of several bow and aft forms and to define optimized hull for which the total (friction + wave) calm-water drag is minimized. The total drag is estimated using Holtrop method in Maxsurf. Comparisons of CFD calculations and experimental measurements for DTMB 5415 hull form show that CFD calculations are reliable. Bow type has been replaced with bulb and few changes have been done on aft that has better behavior than other types of aft on resistance and total resistance on hull has been decreased with replaced bulb and modified aft.
Dynamic behaviour of a trimaran vessel is investigated in this study. The body of the trimaran is... more Dynamic behaviour of a trimaran vessel is investigated in this study. The body of the trimaran is composed of a centre hull with a quite slender wave piercing bow profile (a length-to-width ratio of 12.96) and two outriggers with Wigley mathematical body forms. Several seakeeping tests are conducted on the model of the trimaran vessel in a towing tank in order to study its heave and pitch motions at different Froude numbers of 0.2, 0.37, and 0.51. Generated waves in the towing tank are of regular type with the wave length changing from 0.6 m to 2.4 m by an increment of 0.3 m. Amplitude of the waves is equal to either 25 mm or 35 mm. A resonance peak can be detected on the curve of the heave response amplitude operator (RAO) versus nondimensional wave length of around 1.0. Increasing the Froude number leads to rapidly descending post-resonance-peak regions of the heave RAO-nondimensional wave frequency diagrams. Changes in the value of the pitch RAO versus nondimensional wave lengths of less than 0.8 are not so sensitive to the changes in the values of Froude number and wave amplitude. Also, for the values greater than 2.5 to 2.8 of the nondimensional wave frequency, the pitch RAO does not experience any significant changes as a result of variations in the Froude number or wave amplitude.
Resistance reduction is the most important goal in ship design that causes higher speed and lower... more Resistance reduction is the most important goal in ship design that causes higher speed and lower fuel consumption. Hydrodynamic optimization is an effective and robust design method that plays an indispensable role in ship hull form optimization. Designers and shipyards are required to produce vessels according to draft and speed specifications which have superior hydrodynamic performance under calm water conditions (the contract condition), and the optimization of ship hull designs is a vital part of achieving this goal. Resistance value of DTMB 5415 model has been measured by Maxsurf software and compared with CD Adabco Stare-CCM+ CFD based software results. These methods are used to compare the calm-water drags of several bow and aft forms and to define optimized hull for which the total (friction + wave) calm-water drag is minimized. The total drag is estimated using Holtrop method in Maxsurf. Comparisons of CFD calculations and experimental measurements for DTMB 5415 hull form show that CFD calculations are reliable. Bow type has been replaced with bulb and few changes have been done on aft that has better behavior than other types of aft on resistance and total resistance on hull has been decreased with replaced bulb and modified aft.
Light and medium protection for small naval vessels guarantees their high performance and safety ... more Light and medium protection for small naval vessels guarantees their high performance and safety during the guard duties. In this study, a protective shield fabricated from Dyneema HB25 fibers has been utilized as an add-on layer on the coast guard boat hull. Finite element analyses have been conducted using Chocron's model. Two standards of gunfire were employed and various thicknesses of the composite layers were examined by ballistic impacts. Afterward, numerical simulations results compared with experiments and revealed a good consistency. Finally, some graphs have been presented to help designers for choosing more convenient shield based on protection and weight characteristics after judgment of vessel requirements.
A novel ship concept design is significantly an "adhoc" process. In the preliminary design stage ... more A novel ship concept design is significantly an "adhoc" process. In the preliminary design stage of novel vessels, it is very important to be able to develop an initial estimate of the effects of stiffness and mass distribution on the longitudinal flexural natural frequencies due to different general arrangements in still water at zero speed to satisfy design specifications. For new emerging designs, this estimate has to be made based on a model test. The experiments should also be planned so that scales effects and other features that are not present in full scale case, are minimized. A model with a length of 1.5 meter has been selected. The model was cut into four segments longitudinally and connected by a backbone beam with three elastic hinges joining the four segments. Wet vibration tests were conducted on the model, showed significant influences on the flexural natural frequencies through variations in stiffness and different mass distributions. The whipping frequency was calculated with four degrees of freedom theoretical model to compare with the experimental results. The theoretical model shows a good agreement with the experimental results.
Reduction of distance between the ship fl oor and the seabed when a ship is moving forward is cal... more Reduction of distance between the ship fl oor and the seabed when a ship is moving forward is called squat. Squat causes grounding of the ship that may result in severe damage to the ship and in extreme cases may lead to complete loss of port or channel capabilities. If a ship moves in the shallow waters then the velocity of the fl uid fl ow at the bottom of the ship increases and the pressure decreases which in turn leads to the decrease of buoyancy force and the increase of the ship draught. The purpose of the presented research was to determine the squat for vessels with the Series-60 hull forms in various depths by experimental methods. For this reason, a set of facilities for testing the ship movement in shallow waters were prepared and then the measurement tools were calibrated. A series of models of the vessel were manufactured and many tests were carried out. Disregarding the non-acceptable data, the test results were analyzed in various depths and draughts. To generalize the test results, some new non-dimensional squat parameters were introduced. The examination of the test data through regression analysis resulted in an empirical equation for ship squat as a function of ship parameters as well as depth of the water.
Latin American Journal of Solids and Structures, Nov 1, 2013
Light and medium protection for small naval vessels guarantees their high performance and safety ... more Light and medium protection for small naval vessels guarantees their high performance and safety during the guard duties. In this study, a protective shield fabricated from Dyneema HB25 fibers has been utilized as an add-on layer on the coast guard boat hull. Finite element analyses have been conducted using Chocron's model. Two standards of gunfire were employed and various thicknesses of the composite layers were examined by ballistic impacts. Afterward, numerical simulations results compared with experiments and revealed a good consistency. Finally, some graphs have been presented to help designers for choosing more convenient shield based on protection and weight characteristics after judgment of vessel requirements.
In canal and seaway the ship speed must be reduced and it has been a subject for many research st... more In canal and seaway the ship speed must be reduced and it has been a subject for many research studies. One of the most important phenomena connected to this issue is the increasing of ship draught when passing in the restricted water which is called squat. This study deals with the squat thorough systematic model testing. Two models from Series60 body form have been tested in a set of canal depth, width as well as different model speed. The change on their draught has been recorded at fore and aft of the model. The test results have been manipulated, validated and regression formula has been developed for prediction of squat at ship fore perpendicular. The formula has been compared with the other existing formula where a good agreement achieved. The advantage of the new formula is the coverage on wider range of parameters affecting the ship squat.
Reduction of distance between the ship fl oor and the seabed when a ship is moving forward is cal... more Reduction of distance between the ship fl oor and the seabed when a ship is moving forward is called squat. Squat causes grounding of the ship that may result in severe damage to the ship and in extreme cases may lead to complete loss of port or channel capabilities. If a ship moves in the shallow waters then the velocity of the fl uid fl ow at the bottom of the ship increases and the pressure decreases which in turn leads to the decrease of buoyancy force and the increase of the ship draught. The purpose of the presented research was to determine the squat for vessels with the Series-60 hull forms in various depths by experimental methods. For this reason, a set of facilities for testing the ship movement in shallow waters were prepared and then the measurement tools were calibrated. A series of models of the vessel were manufactured and many tests were carried out. Disregarding the non-acceptable data, the test results were analyzed in various depths and draughts. To generalize th...
Resistance reduction is the most important goal in ship design that causes higher speed and lower... more Resistance reduction is the most important goal in ship design that causes higher speed and lower fuel consumption. Hydrodynamic optimization is an effective and robust design method that plays an indispensable role in ship hull form optimization. Designers and shipyards are required to produce vessels according to draft and speed specifications which have superior hydrodynamic performance under calm water conditions (the contract condition), and the optimization of ship hull designs is a vital part of achieving this goal. Resistance value of DTMB 5415 model has been measured by Maxsurf software and compared with CD Adabco Stare-CCM+ CFD based software results. These methods are used to compare the calm-water drags of several bow and aft forms and to define optimized hull for which the total (friction + wave) calm-water drag is minimized. The total drag is estimated using Holtrop method in Maxsurf. Comparisons of CFD calculations and experimental measurements for DTMB 5415 hull form...
Dynamic behaviour of a trimaran vessel is investigated in this study. The body of the trimaran is... more Dynamic behaviour of a trimaran vessel is investigated in this study. The body of the trimaran is composed of a centre hull with a quite slender wave piercing bow profile (a length-to-width ratio of 12.96) and two outriggers with Wigley mathematical body forms. Several seakeeping tests are conducted on the model of the trimaran vessel in a towing tank in order to study its heave and pitch motions at different Froude numbers of 0.2, 0.37, and 0.51. Generated waves in the towing tank are of regular type with the wave length changing from 0.6 m to 2.4 m by an increment of 0.3 m. Amplitude of the waves is equal to either 25 mm or 35 mm. A resonance peak can be detected on the curve of the heave response amplitude operator (RAO) versus nondimensional wave length of around 1.0. Increasing the Froude number leads to rapidly descending post-resonance-peak regions of the heave RAOnondimensional wave frequency diagrams. Changes in the value of the pitch RAO versus nondimensional wave lengths ...
Latin American Journal of Solids and Structures, 2014
A novel ship concept design is significantly an "adhoc" process. In the preliminary design stage ... more A novel ship concept design is significantly an "adhoc" process. In the preliminary design stage of novel vessels, it is very important to be able to develop an initial estimate of the effects of stiffness and mass distribution on the longitudinal flexural natural frequencies due to different general arrangements in still water at zero speed to satisfy design specifications. For new emerging designs, this estimate has to be made based on a model test. The experiments should also be planned so that scales effects and other features that are not present in full scale case, are minimized. A model with a length of 1.5 meter has been selected. The model was cut into four segments longitudinally and connected by a backbone beam with three elastic hinges joining the four segments. Wet vibration tests were conducted on the model, showed significant influences on the flexural natural frequencies through variations in stiffness and different mass distributions. The whipping frequency was calculated with four degrees of freedom theoretical model to compare with the experimental results. The theoretical model shows a good agreement with the experimental results.
Latin American Journal of Solids and Structures, 2013
Light and medium protection for small naval vessels guarantees their high performance and safety ... more Light and medium protection for small naval vessels guarantees their high performance and safety during the guard duties. In this study, a protective shield fabricated from Dyneema HB25 fibers has been utilized as an add-on layer on the coast guard boat hull. Finite element analyses have been conducted using Chocron's model. Two standards of gunfire were employed and various thicknesses of the composite layers were examined by ballistic impacts. Afterward, numerical simulations results compared with experiments and revealed a good consistency. Finally, some graphs have been presented to help designers for choosing more convenient shield based on protection and weight characteristics after judgment of vessel requirements.
On one hand, the diversity of activities and on the other hand, the conflictions between benefici... more On one hand, the diversity of activities and on the other hand, the conflictions between beneficiaries necessitate the efficient management and supervision of coastal areas. Accordingly, monitoring and evaluation of such areas can be considered as a critical factor in the national development and directorship of the sources. With regard to this fact, remote sourcing technologies with use of analytical operations of geographic information systems (GIS), will be remarkably advantageous. Iran’s south-eastern Makran coasts are geopolitically and economically, of importance due to their strategic characteristics but have been neglected and their development and transit infrastructure are significantly beyond the international standards. Therefore, in this paper, with regard to the importance of developing Makran coasts, a Multi-Criterion Decision Analysis (MCDA) method was applied to identify and prioritize the intended criteria and parameters of zoning, in order to establish new maritim...
In canal and seaway the ship speed must be reduced and it has been a subject for many research st... more In canal and seaway the ship speed must be reduced and it has been a subject for many research studies. One of the most important phenomena connected to this issue is the increasing of ship draught when passing in the restricted water which is called squat. This study deals with the squat thorough systematic model testing. Two models from Series60 body form have been tested in a set of canal depth, width as well as different model speed. The change on their draught has been recorded at fore and aft of the model. The test results have been manipulated, validated and regression formula has been developed for prediction of squat at ship fore perpendicular. The formula has been compared with the other existing formula where a good agreement achieved. The advantage of the new formula is the coverage on wider range of parameters affecting the ship squat.
Resistance reduction is the most important goal in ship design that causes higher speed and lower... more Resistance reduction is the most important goal in ship design that causes higher speed and lower fuel consumption. Hydrodynamic optimization is an effective and robust design method that plays an indispensable role in ship hull form optimization. Designers and shipyards are required to produce vessels according to draft and speed specifications which have superior hydrodynamic performance under calm water conditions (the contract condition), and the optimization of ship hull designs is a vital part of achieving this goal. Resistance value of DTMB 5415 model has been measured by Maxsurf software and compared with CD Adabco Stare-CCM+ CFD based software results. These methods are used to compare the calm-water drags of several bow and aft forms and to define optimized hull for which the total (friction + wave) calm-water drag is minimized. The total drag is estimated using Holtrop method in Maxsurf. Comparisons of CFD calculations and experimental measurements for DTMB 5415 hull form show that CFD calculations are reliable. Bow type has been replaced with bulb and few changes have been done on aft that has better behavior than other types of aft on resistance and total resistance on hull has been decreased with replaced bulb and modified aft.
Dynamic behaviour of a trimaran vessel is investigated in this study. The body of the trimaran is... more Dynamic behaviour of a trimaran vessel is investigated in this study. The body of the trimaran is composed of a centre hull with a quite slender wave piercing bow profile (a length-to-width ratio of 12.96) and two outriggers with Wigley mathematical body forms. Several seakeeping tests are conducted on the model of the trimaran vessel in a towing tank in order to study its heave and pitch motions at different Froude numbers of 0.2, 0.37, and 0.51. Generated waves in the towing tank are of regular type with the wave length changing from 0.6 m to 2.4 m by an increment of 0.3 m. Amplitude of the waves is equal to either 25 mm or 35 mm. A resonance peak can be detected on the curve of the heave response amplitude operator (RAO) versus nondimensional wave length of around 1.0. Increasing the Froude number leads to rapidly descending post-resonance-peak regions of the heave RAO-nondimensional wave frequency diagrams. Changes in the value of the pitch RAO versus nondimensional wave lengths of less than 0.8 are not so sensitive to the changes in the values of Froude number and wave amplitude. Also, for the values greater than 2.5 to 2.8 of the nondimensional wave frequency, the pitch RAO does not experience any significant changes as a result of variations in the Froude number or wave amplitude.
Resistance reduction is the most important goal in ship design that causes higher speed and lower... more Resistance reduction is the most important goal in ship design that causes higher speed and lower fuel consumption. Hydrodynamic optimization is an effective and robust design method that plays an indispensable role in ship hull form optimization. Designers and shipyards are required to produce vessels according to draft and speed specifications which have superior hydrodynamic performance under calm water conditions (the contract condition), and the optimization of ship hull designs is a vital part of achieving this goal. Resistance value of DTMB 5415 model has been measured by Maxsurf software and compared with CD Adabco Stare-CCM+ CFD based software results. These methods are used to compare the calm-water drags of several bow and aft forms and to define optimized hull for which the total (friction + wave) calm-water drag is minimized. The total drag is estimated using Holtrop method in Maxsurf. Comparisons of CFD calculations and experimental measurements for DTMB 5415 hull form show that CFD calculations are reliable. Bow type has been replaced with bulb and few changes have been done on aft that has better behavior than other types of aft on resistance and total resistance on hull has been decreased with replaced bulb and modified aft.
Light and medium protection for small naval vessels guarantees their high performance and safety ... more Light and medium protection for small naval vessels guarantees their high performance and safety during the guard duties. In this study, a protective shield fabricated from Dyneema HB25 fibers has been utilized as an add-on layer on the coast guard boat hull. Finite element analyses have been conducted using Chocron's model. Two standards of gunfire were employed and various thicknesses of the composite layers were examined by ballistic impacts. Afterward, numerical simulations results compared with experiments and revealed a good consistency. Finally, some graphs have been presented to help designers for choosing more convenient shield based on protection and weight characteristics after judgment of vessel requirements.
A novel ship concept design is significantly an "adhoc" process. In the preliminary design stage ... more A novel ship concept design is significantly an "adhoc" process. In the preliminary design stage of novel vessels, it is very important to be able to develop an initial estimate of the effects of stiffness and mass distribution on the longitudinal flexural natural frequencies due to different general arrangements in still water at zero speed to satisfy design specifications. For new emerging designs, this estimate has to be made based on a model test. The experiments should also be planned so that scales effects and other features that are not present in full scale case, are minimized. A model with a length of 1.5 meter has been selected. The model was cut into four segments longitudinally and connected by a backbone beam with three elastic hinges joining the four segments. Wet vibration tests were conducted on the model, showed significant influences on the flexural natural frequencies through variations in stiffness and different mass distributions. The whipping frequency was calculated with four degrees of freedom theoretical model to compare with the experimental results. The theoretical model shows a good agreement with the experimental results.
Reduction of distance between the ship fl oor and the seabed when a ship is moving forward is cal... more Reduction of distance between the ship fl oor and the seabed when a ship is moving forward is called squat. Squat causes grounding of the ship that may result in severe damage to the ship and in extreme cases may lead to complete loss of port or channel capabilities. If a ship moves in the shallow waters then the velocity of the fl uid fl ow at the bottom of the ship increases and the pressure decreases which in turn leads to the decrease of buoyancy force and the increase of the ship draught. The purpose of the presented research was to determine the squat for vessels with the Series-60 hull forms in various depths by experimental methods. For this reason, a set of facilities for testing the ship movement in shallow waters were prepared and then the measurement tools were calibrated. A series of models of the vessel were manufactured and many tests were carried out. Disregarding the non-acceptable data, the test results were analyzed in various depths and draughts. To generalize the test results, some new non-dimensional squat parameters were introduced. The examination of the test data through regression analysis resulted in an empirical equation for ship squat as a function of ship parameters as well as depth of the water.
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