Accurate prediction of the structural responses of ships to extreme seaway loadings is important in the early phases of ship design. the currently used methods, in general, are not accurate enough. the rosas3 program is the best available, but has certain limitations and is difficult for design… More

The army logistics over the shore (lots) mission is to logistically support military operations ashore, by seaborne means. the latter will include the use of sites established as close to areas of military operations as practicable, wherein ocean going ships will be offloaded into air cushion… More

Current shipboard aircraft support equipment has inadequate capability to resist expected shock levels in heavy weather and combat operations. careful review of the state-of-the-art indicates that many currently used procedures for shock response prediction of shipboard equipment and for ship girder… More

The objective of this project is to determine the technical merit of using small waterplane area twin hull (swath) configured craft for logistics over the shore (lots) operations. recent exercises show that transfer of cargo from ship to an unopposed shore is limited by the relative motion between… More