TABLE OF CONTENTS 



ABSTRACT 1 



INTRODUCTION 1 



PART ONE 

 TMB Hull Vibration Program 



I. HULL STRUCTURAL RESPONSE (PRIMARY HULL GIRDER) 4 



A. DEVELOPMENT OF HULL VIBRATION THEORY IN FLEXURE 



AND TORSION, 4 



B. DEVELOPMENT OF COMPUTER AND MODEL TECHNIQUES 4 



C. INFLUENCE OF SPRUNG MASS ON HULL VIBRATION THEORY 4 



D. STUDY OF SIGNIFICANT PARAMETERS 5 



n. INFLUENCE OF OTHER SHIP STRUCTURES ON HULL STRUCTURAL 



RESPONSE 5 



A. MACHINERY-INDUCED VIBRATION 5 



1. Longitudinal 6 



2. Rotational 6 



a. Torsional 6 



b. Whirling 7 



3. Lateral 7 



a. Bending 7 



b. Unbalance 7 



B. INFLUENCE OF SHIP SUBSTRUCTURES 8 



1. Configuration 8 



2. Method of Attachment 8 



3. Materials 8 



C. INFLUENCE OF APPENDAGES 9 



m. PROPELLER-EXCITED VIBRATORY FORCES 9 



A. ANALYSIS OF STRUCTURAL AND MACHINERY RESPONSE TO CYCLIC 

 FORCES AS DETERMINED FROM MODEL WAKE DATA 9 



B. INVESTIGATION OF FORCE CANCELLATION MEANS H 



IV. EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES H 



A. VERIFICATION OF DEVELOPED THEORIES H 



B. MEASUREMENT OF PARAMETERS (SEE SECTION I) 12 



