Measurement of marine vessel berthing parameters |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Civil Engineering, University of Alaska Anchorage, 3211 Providence Drive, Anchorage, AK 99508-4614, USA;2. Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities, MS-2550, Fairbanks, AK 99709, USA;3. Reid Middleton, Inc, 4300 B Street, Suite 302, Anchorage, AK 99503, USA;1. School of Naval Architecture, Ocean and Civil Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China;2. State Key Laboratory of Ocean Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China;1. School of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), Wuhan, Hubei 430074, China;2. Hubei Key Laboratory of Naval Architecture & Ocean Engineering Hydrodynamics (HUST), Wuhan, Hubei 430074, China;3. Collaborative Innovation Center for Advanced Ship and Deep-Sea Exploration (CISSE), Shanghai, Shanghai 200240, China;1. School of Civil Engineering, Qingdao University of Technology, Qingdao, China;2. Department of Civil Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China;3. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China;4. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, ATLSS Engineering Research Center, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA, USA;5. School of Civil Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China |
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| Abstract: | Load demands on ferry berthing structures are not well understood due to lack of information about berthing parameters for ferry-class vessels. Therefore, a great deal of uncertainty exists when designing these structures. Engineers are often forced to make assumptions about the magnitude of vessel impact energy as well as forces imparted to the structures. In order to gain a better understanding of berthing demands on ferry landings, an automated monitoring system was devised and implemented at active ferry terminals. This manuscript discusses berthing parameters of interest when designing vessel berthing structures. It also presents previous work on the topic of measuring these parameters. With modern data acquisition systems, it is possible to collect a much more sophisticated representation of berthing parameters than in the past. This manuscript discusses how a state-of-the-art monitoring system was devised and implemented for the purpose of measuring vessel berthing parameters. This included nearly simultaneous measurement of vessel approach velocity, fender displacement and axial strain in structural components. With this system, vessel berthing parameters and structural response may be actively monitored. The output of the monitoring system is presented here and demonstrates the utility of the system. |
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| Keywords: | Berthing force Berthing energy Structural monitoring Ferry landing |
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