MODELING OF FLOATING PNEUMATIC RUBBER FENDER IN NUMERICAL SIMULATION OF SIDE-BY-SIDE MOORED VESSELS

摘要

In this paper, we approach a modeling of the floating pneumatic rubber fender in the time domain numerical simulation of side-by-side moored vessels. In the investigations, we conduct several performance tests such as pure compression tests and compression with shear load tests for the miniature fender. From the investigations, it is concluded that it is necessary to consider the actual fender performance for the development of the numerical simulation method.