This document presents work carried out to present further validation to AquaSim users concerning the numerical sink-source algorithm used in AquaSim for calculation of hydrodynamic quantities. This document also describes some minor modifications in the analysis and result files.

Several analyses have been carried out validating the ability of AquaSim to calculate response of large mass moored vessels. The hydrodynamic loads to the vessel is calculated integrated with motion and forces in the mooring system such that nonlinear response is accounted for. This document shows how forces from hydrodynamic loads are introduced to AquaSim. The document describes the options AquaSim users have to account for the load components which are of importance for response.

This report summarizes verification study of snap loads in AquaSim. Numerical calculations have been compared toanalytical formulae.

This report investigates response of soft moored large mass objects typically relevant for feeding barges or closed compartments in the aquaculture industry.

This document describes how AquaSim calculates reduction of current on succeeding membrane panels for membrane type ‘Normal’ and ‘Normal with bending stiffness’

This document presents the possibility to analyze nets including the bending stiffness of the nets in AquaSim.

This document describes how water entry and exit is handled in AquaSim in the case where user specifies this to be included in the analysis.

This report describes the parameters in AquaSim applied to generate irregular waves and its theory.

Analysis has been carried out for 2 cases where response from shell elements is compared to analytic formulae or beam elements. It is shown how additional response effects are covered by shell elements, and the effect of shear locking of shell elements is shown and discussed.

This report summarizes verification study of the load formulation ‘Morison free plate’. Numerical calculations have been compared to analytical formulae.