Because the numerical prediction of bow flare slamming and the related transient hull girder response are still out of reach, tests with a flexible model were performed to obtain an impression of the effects of wave condition, ship heading and speed. The results are used to characterise the statistical character of the joint statistics of the rigid body and flexural response. An empirical model for the magnitude of the whipping response was derived and used, with criteria for tolerable whipping response, in scenario simulations to quantify the effect of slamming on the operational reliability and the effects of slamming on the long-term distribution of the vertical accelerations.
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