Thesis (M.S.)--West Virginia University, 2000. / Title from document title page. Document formatted into pages; contains xiii, 150 p. : ill. (some col.). Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references (p. 140-144).

Thesis (Ph.D.) - University of Queensland, 2005. / Includes bibliography.

Thesis (doctoral)--Königl. Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, 1905. / Vita. Includes index and 'Thesen'. Includes bibliographical references (p. [7]-8).

Thesis (M.M.A.S.) -- U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, 2009. / "AD-A512 384." Includes bibliographical references.

Michael Triantafyllou, Michael Athans. / "May 1982" "Reprinted from Proc. OCEANS' 81, Boston, Mass., September 1981." / Bibliography: leaf 1094. / "Grant NGL-22-009-124"

Michael S. Triantafyllou, Marc Bodson. / "May 1982." "Reprinted from the Proceeding of the 14th Annual Offshore Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, May 1982." / Includes bibliography. / Grant NGL-22-009-124

Thesis (Masters Diploma (Civil Engineering)--Cape Technikon, Cape Town, 1987 / Between December 1982 and January 1984 the berthing impacts o~ 50 ore carriers were monitored at the Saldanha Bay ore-jetty. The actual displacement o~ the monitored vessels ranged between 60 and 263 kilotonnes. Only 507. o~ the monitoring runs yielded complete sets o~ data. Approach velocities recorded were high and the design limits were exceeded several times resulting in ~enders being de~lated on ~our occasions. The added mass coe~~icient ~or each impact was calculated. The actual values o~ C" varied between 1 and 7. This agrees with values ~ound in literature. Some o~ the\high values could be attributed to inaccuracies in the measurement techniques. From the values obtained ~or added mass it seems that the value used in the design was very low and that a unitary value ~or CH is not very satisfactory.

The objective of this study is to examine the factors affecting international container traffic, with special reference to the Port of Vancouver. In order to achieve this objective, a number of topics are examined. First, background information about West Coast container ports and trade flows and patterns of economic activity are provided. This is followed by an examination of the transportation system concept and by a presentation of important characteristics of current container ports. Then, the economics of container vessel size are discussed. The present institutional frameworks in Canada and in the United States are examined, followed by an examination of current trends of shipping services that may have an impact on container movements through the West Coast. Some of the factors that are relevant to shipping lines when assessing different route configurations are identified and a computer model is used to evaluate the attractiveness of two different configurations involving ports in the Pacific Northwest. The sensitivity of route choice to different parameters is examined. Finally, general conclusions are presented. It is suggested that the development of sophisticated intermodal services in the United States may have an important impact in the routing of Canadian cargo through American ports; the trend towards an increase in vessel size is also a factor that favours the concentration of services through the United States. / Business, Sauder School of / Graduate

<p>Submarine designs have traditionally been evolutionary, with each new design being more capable than the last. Issues like speed, depth, and combat/weapons systems have dominated the design process because of concerns with the increasing capability of Soviet submarines. Only cursory attention has been paid to affordability. As a result, the SEAWOLF submarine is estimated to cost approximately twice as much as an improved-LOS ANGELES Class submarine (its predecessor).</p> <p> The combination of a reduced Defense Department budget and increased unit costs is projected to result in an Attack Submarine force level of less than 40 ships over time as opposed to current force levels of 90-100 ships. The Navy has on occasion stated that 60 submarines is the minimum needed to meet its mission requirements, which have changed with the decrease in the Soviet threat. Accordingly, the current Navy focus is to explore ways to reduce unit submarine costs to less than half of SEA WOLF.</p> <p> This project will examine the submarine from a Life Cycle Cost perspective starting with the definition of need, mission definition and requirements, trade-off analysis and cost allocation all resulting in a conceptual submarine design that meets the cost target of 50 percent for acquisition and 75 percent for operations and maintenance relative to the SEA WOLF submarine program.</p> / Master of Science

A preliminary design of a local area network for a submarine overhaul facility is developed using System Engineering concepts. SOFLAN, the Submarine Overhaul Facility Local Area Network, is necessary to provide more timely and accurate information to submarine overhaul managers in order to decrease the overhaul time period and become more competitive. The network is a microcomputer based system following the Ethernet and IEEE 802.3 standards with a server .. client architecture. SOFLAN serves thirty five users at various offices and overhaul facilities throughout the shipyard. The network provides a medium to transmit information between and across various organizations. Applications resident on the network include a database management system, file transfer, word processing and electronic mail. SOFLAN replaces the existing manual systems' currently is use at the shipyard. The system life cycle is twelve years from development to phase-out with a cost over the entire life cycle of approximately two million dollars. / Master of Engineering