Slam Force Generation in SACS


Product(s):SACS
Version(s):23
Area:Seastate

Problem

How can I generate Slamming Force in SACS?

Solution

Slam is not included automatically in SACS wave loading.

To cater the slam force some of the workarounds are proposed as below:

  1. Modify the drag coefficient for members in the splash zone to account for both the drag and slam effects.
  2. Manually calculate the slam load from the particle velocities which you will get from the SACS analysis output and enter the slam loads as separate loading.