Simulation of parametric ship rolling: Effects of hull bending and torsional elasticity

An enhanced mechanical model for simulating ship body oscillations and both the induced fluxural and twisting vibrations of the hull in the case of longitudinal seas is presented. The onset of parametric rolling, which may result from nonlinearly coupled heave-pitch-roll motions, and the effects of bending and torsional elasticity of the hull are considered in detail. It is shown that in the above sea conditions the flexural and/or twisting vibrations are likely to occur under a mechanism similar to that of parametric rolling.