Comparing rock shape models in grounding damage modelling

Groundings are among the most common and destructive maritime accidents. Sea bottom shape influences greatly what kind of damage the ship structure suffers and whether this leads to loss of water tightness. Sormunen et al. [21] presented and statistically compared rock models used in grounding damage analysis with detailed bottom shape data from two Finnish harbour fairways. The results were promising in terms of statistical fit especially for...