Ship Collisions with Bridges: The Nature of the Accidents, Their Prevention and Mitigation

摘要

This report provides a review of accident records of ship collisions with bridges in coastal ports and harbors, and of consideration important to preventing and mitigating such accidents--ship maneuverability in restricted waterways; dynamics of ship collisions with bridges; siting , design, geotechnical analysis and engineering criteria; protective and mitigative strategies; risk and hazards analysis. The report treats regulatory and institutional matters, and offers conclusions and recommendations.