Influence of water depth on roll motion of large commercial vessels in shallow water regions

This study aims to experimentally investigate the influence of water depth on added mass moment of inertia in roll motion for large commercial vessels passing through shallow water regions. From this study a boundary was found to specify shallow water and deep water regions based on the depth to draft ratio. The results show that the added mass moment of inertia increases exponentially with the decrease of water depth within the shallow water region, whereas the water depth has no significant effect on the added mass moment of inertia in the deep water region.