Activities

SNAME Ad Hoc Panel #6

Structural Design and Response in Collision and Grounding

Last revised: August 14, 2002 (Added SSC-1400 Collision report) 

This web page presents the overall status of panel activities, the work plan for the panel, and a summary of meetings. For status of individual working groups, see Tools and Data ( WG1 ), Scenarios (WG3 ), Concepts (WG4 ).  Panel WG2 is combined with Panel WG1 effective January 14, 2000.

Current Status
Kick-off Meeting
Meeting of June 16, 1998
Annual Meeting 1998
Annual Meeting 1999
SSC-1400 Collision Report

Current Status of the Panel

• Leaders for all Working Groups have been established.
• A proposal for funding WG1 collision model assessment has been approved by the SSC.
• A second proposal to SNAME and SSC for support of WG1 grounding model assessment has been approved by SNAME pending approval by SSC.
• Work plans for WG1, WG3 and WG4 have been developed and posted on the web. A baseline collision model has been posted for comment by WG1 and updated based on Annual Meeting and other member feedback. A baseline set of accident scenarios has been posted for comment by WG3.
• 3 meetings: kick-off meeting, planning meeting and SNAME Annual Meeting 1998 have been held.
• Good progress has been made in grounding and collision modeling and in striking ship bow definition - summary on WG1 and WG3 pages.
• January 2000 - We are entering a critical time for accomplishing work.  A framework for the Panel Overview Paper will be provided to all members by mid-January.  We will need committments from all those who would like to participate in writing the paper and from those who would like to provide feedback.  There will be panel and working group meetings in Washington on 14 January.  The research funded by the SSC and SNAME will comprise a large portion of the paper, but it is not too late for additional contributions if they can be ready by the end of the year.  The paper will be the primary work item for the upcoming meeting.  Additional working group papers will be presented at the 2nd International Conference on Collision and Grounding.  This will also be an excellent opportunity for work done independent of the panel to be presented.
• January 14, 2000.  WG2 is combined with WG1.  Datatified as a high priority continuing problem.
• SNAME 2000 Paper:  SNAME2000.pdf .   The panel will make a presentation and present this paper at the SNAME Annual Meeting 2000.
• Posted: 2nd International Conference on the Collision and Grounding of Ships - Call for Papers:  callforpapers.pdf

Kick-Off Meeting

Meeting of June 16, 1998

1. Review the membership.
2. Discuss and agree to charter.
3. Discuss and agree to panel subgroups and their respective chairs.
4. Develop panel milestones.
5. Plan use of the Internet.
6. Plan ahead meeting dates.

SNAME Annual Meeting 1998  (11 November, 1998)

1. Feedback received on proposed methodologies
1. Need more focus - Limit current application to majority of world tankers in worldwide service
2. Consider 4 classes of collision: right angle high energy, oblique angle high energy, raking, local
3. Use worldwide population of ships on international routes for developing collision scenarios
2. Present interim report at SNAME Annual Meeting 1999
3. Present final panel overview paper at SNAME Annual Meeting 2000
4. Arrange a 2nd International Conference on Collision and Grounding with SNAJ for the Fall 2000.

SNAME Annual Meeting 1999  (30 September, 1999)

1. Feedback received on proposed methodologies and work.
2. Meeting scheduled for 12 November in Washington DC. (Changed to December 3)
3. Other ongoing work and possibilities discussed - new bow study at MIT, possible data sources.
4. George Wong has moved to ABS Houston and will be studying collision and grounding.
5. Jeom Paik presented an excellent collision paper at the Annual Meeting and will be visiting ABS starting in January.
6. Final panel overview paper will be presented at the SNAME Annual Meeting 2000.
7. 2nd International Conference on Collision and Grounding will be held in Denmark in the summer of 2001.

Ad Hoc Panel #6 Meeting of January 14, 2000.

1. Data was discussed in depth.  It was decided to combine WG2, the Data Working Group, into WG1, the tools working group.  A data requirement summary was presented by Al Brown.  The USCG has initiated a project for the Volpe Transportation Center to work with the USCG, ABS and Virginia Tech to collect data.  Virginia Tech has also initiated an undergraduate project to collect data.
2. The panel will make a presentation and present a paper at the SNAME Annual Meeting 2000.  A draft of the paper must be completed by 1 March 2000, and the final paper must be submitted by 26 May 2000.  A framework was discussed.  Request comments and if anyone else would like to make a major contribution, contact Al Brown, brown@aoe.vt.edu.  Paper Framework in pdf form.  Paper Framework - zipped Word file.
3. John Daidola presented some design concepts for WG4, Design.
4. The 2nd International Conference on Collision and Grounding will be held in Denmark, 1-3 July, 2001.

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