TABLE OF CONTENTS JOOP A.ZWAMBORN
Coastal and Hydraulic Engineer
Stellenbosch, South Africa
| A | wave-induced vertical ship motion amplitude (m) |
| A 1 | ship s submerged cross-sectional area (m 2) |
| A max | maximum overdraught (m) |
| A max(p) | maximum amplitude with probability p (m) |
| A s | significant vertical ship motion amplitude (m) |
| A w | channel cross-sectional area (m 2) |
| B | beam (m) |
| C B | block coefficient ( ?) |
| D | draught (midship) (m) |
| D ap | aft perpendicular draught (m) |
| D fp | forward perpendicular draught (m) |
| D p | midship port draught (m) |
| D s | midship starboard draught (m) |
| ? D | sinkage due to squat (m) |
| d | channel depth (m) |
| f | function |
| f p | spectral peak frequency (Hz) |
| g | accelaration due to gravity (m/s 2) |
| H max | maximum wave height (m) |
| H mo | characteristic wave height (m) |
| H s | significant wave height (m) |
| h | heel (m) |
| k | channel lifetime number of bottom contacts |
| L | ship length (m) |
| L oa | length overall (m) |
| L pp | length between perpendiculars (m) |
| l | channel length (m) |
| m 0 | zeroth moment of wave spectrum (m 2) |
| N | number of waves |
| p | probability of bottom contact |
| p 1 | lifetime probability of bottom contact |
| R | radius of channel curvature (m) |
| S(f) | wave energy density spectrum (m 2/Hz) |
| s(f ?) | directional wave spreading [(m 2/Hz)/ ] |
| sh | sagging and hogging (m) |
| T 1 | channel lifetime (years) |
| t | stationary trim (m) |
| t 1 | recurrence interval (years) |
| T p | spectral peak period (s) |
| T pE | encounter wave period (s) |
| T s |
