Trailing Suction Hopper Dredge

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Spring Semester 2019 Hull Design

1. 3D model of hull
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2. Table of hydrostatic properties

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3. Curves of form drawing

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4. Sectional area curve drawing

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Our design philosophy was to ensure that we could carry a large amount of sediment
quickly from the dredging site to the dump site and back. Our major design constraints
are our hopper capacity and the weight of machinery required to fill it within a reasonable
amount of time. All of this must be achieved at our design speed of 13 knots.

Principle Dimensions
Length Over All [m] 90
Beam [m] 22.5
Draft (Light Ship) [m] 5 (not final)
Draft (Fully Loaded) [m] 7.5

To achieve our goal maximizing hopper capacity we required a vessel with a large
displacement at the design water line in order to maximize the weight we can safely carry
in our hopper. This has resulted in a very blocky hull form as seen by our large block
coefficient of 0.82. We designed for a block coefficient that is on the lower end of the
dredges within the USA rather than a larger one which would have enabled us to carry
more. This lower block coefficient allows for a better hull efficiency. A bulbous bow was
designed for this dredge based off of defined coefficients (speak to Dr. Bourg about
references) and then modified to resemble shapes on modern vessels. After speaking with
Weeks Marine we learned that the abnormally large bulbous bow design aids in placing
more ballast forward to allow for better trim after unloading the hopper. After learning
this, the bulbous bow has been modified to better fit our ballast needs and will continue
to change as needed for stability.