Side-by-side Barge Gap Resonance

Verified under beam seas

Experimental and numerical investigation reveals damping sensitivity and drift force correlation of gap resonances across different gap widths, offering direct guidance for offshore multi-body operations.

Zou, Meiyan · Chen, Mingsheng · Zhu, Ling · Qihao, Yun · Zhao, Wenhua · Liang, Qiyu · Yanjie, Zhao

Ocean Engineering 2024

Advantages

Smaller gap width to barge breadth ratio leads to more damping-sensitive resonant responses

Drift forces appear to be associated with damping coefficients

Establishment processes of gap resonances at different gap widths are investigated