Publications

Publications

1. Bijker, E.W., A. de Best and J.E.W. Wichers: ”Scouring of a sand bed in front of a vertical breakwater”,
Proc. 1st Conf. On Port and Ocean Engineering under Arctic Condition, Vol 2, PP 1077-1086, Trondheim,
1971.

2. Wichers, J.E.W.: “On the slow motions of tankers moored to single point mooring systems”, OTC
Paper # 2548, Houston, 1976 / Journal of petroleum Technology of SPE-AIME, SPE Paper #62242, June
1978, pp 947-958

3. Wichers, J.E.W. and W.C. de Boom:” The dynamic loads for the strength design of moored offshore
structures under storm conditions”, OTC Paper #3249, Houston 1978

4. Wichers, J.E.W.: “Some aspects of model tests in designing mooring systems in the open sea”,
WEGEMT Graduate School, March, 1979, Wageningen

9. Wichers, J.E.W.: “Hydrodynamic behavior of cutter suction dredges in waves”, World Dredging &
Marine Construction pp. 28/32, 1981

10. Wichers, J.E.W.:” On the low frequency motions of vessels moored in high seas”, OTC Paper #
4437, Houston, 1982

11. Wichers, J.E.W. and N.J. van Drimmelen: “On the forces on the cutter head and the spud of a cutter
suction dredger operating in waves”, 10th World Dredging Congress, Singapore, 1983.

12. Wichers, J.E.W. and H.J.J. van den Boom:” Simulation of the behaviour of SPM-moored vessels in
irregular waves, wind and current”, Proc. 2nd International Conference DOT, Valetta/Malta, October 1983

5. Wichers, J.E.W. and M.F. van Sluys:” The influence of waves on the low frequency hydrodynamic
coefficients of moored vessels”, OTC Paper #3625, 1979

6. Wichers, J.E.W.: “Slowly oscillating mooring forces in single point mooring systems”, Proc.
Symposium on behaviour of offshore structures (BOSS), London, August 1979.

7. Gijzel, T.G., T. den Hartigh, T. Kayser, J.E.W. Wichers and J.J. Woortman: ”Hydrodynamic aspects on
the lifting vessel”, Conf. on hydraulic aspects of coastal structures related to the design of the
Oosterschelde Storm Surge Barrier in the Netherlands, Delft University Press, 1980.

8. Wichers, J.E.W.: “On the forces on a cutter suction dredger in waves”, 9th World Dredging Congress,
Vancouver, B.C. Canada, October 1980.

14. Wichers, J.E.W.: “Progress in computer simulations of SPM moored vessels”, OTC Paper # 5751,
Houston 1987

15. Wichers, J.E.W.: “Mathematical modeling of offshore structures”, 20th ICCE abstracts, Taiwan,
November 1986

27. Huijsmans, R.H.M. and J.E.W. Wichers: “Computational model on a chain-turret moored tanker in
irregular seas”, OTC Paper # 6594, Houston 1991

28. Feikema, G.J. and J.E.W. Wichers: “The effect of wind spectra on the low frequency motions of a
moored tanker in survival condition”, OTC Paper # 6605, Houston 1991

13. Wichers, J.E.W. and R.H.M. Huijsmans: “ On the low frequency hydrodynamic damping forces
acting on offshore moored vessels”, OTC Paper # 4813, Houston 1984

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17. Huijsman, R.H.M. and J.E.W. Wichers: “Considerations on wave drift damping of a moored tanker
for zero and non-zero drift angle”, Prads, Trondheim, June 1987

16. Pinkster, A.J. and J.E.W. Wichers: “The statistical properties of low frequency motions of non-
linearly moored tankers”, OTC Paper #5457, Houston 1987

19. Wichers, J.E.W.: “Wave-current interaction effects on moored tankers in high seas”, OTC # 5631,
Houston 1988

20. Wichers, J.E.W.: “Simulation model for a single point moored tanker”, PhD, Delft University of
technology, 1988 (PART 1)

18. Wichers, J.E.W.: “The prediction of the behaviour of single point moored tankers”, Workshop of
Floating Structures and offshore Operations, Wageningen 1987

22. Wichers, J.E.W.: “The behaviour of dredging equipment operating in waves”, Volume III, Chapter 7,
Handbook of Coastal and Ocean Engineering, Editor J. Herbich, Gulf Publishing Company, Houston, 1992

23. Tan, S.G. and J.E.W. Wichers: “Hydrodynamic developments in offshore engineering”, Marine &
Offshore Technology Schip & Werf, 57ste Jaargang, nr. 4, April 1990

21. Wichers, J.E.W.: “On the reduction of mooring forces of a cutter suction dredger operating in
waves”, 12th World Dredging Congress, Orlando, Florida, 1989 . Article translated in Japanese and
published in “Workvessel”, No.19 of the Japanese Workvessel Association, July, 1990.

25. Kat de J.O. and J.E.W. Wichers: “Dynamic effects of current fluctuations on moored vessels”, OTC
Paper # 6219, Houston 1990

26. Wichers, J.E.W.: “Wave drift forces and motion response of moored tankers in bi- and multi-
chromatic waves”, 2nd SNAME Offshore Symposium Design Criteria and Codes, Houston, April 1991.

24. Wichers, J.E.W. and R.H.M. Huijsmans: “The contribution of hydrodynamic damping induced by
mooring chains on low frequency vessel motions”, OTC Paper # 6218, Houston 1990

20. Wichers, J.E.W.: “Simulation model for a single point moored tanker”, PhD, Delft University of
technology, 1988 (PART 2)

29. Tan, S.G. and J.E.W. Wichers: “Hydrodynamic research probes FPSO mooring behaviour”, Ocean
Industry, April/May 1991

33. Ocean Engineering-IHEE Delft-Lecture notes-1992
-Part I: Introduction Ocean Engineering

34. Ocean Engineering-IHEE Delft-Lecture notes-1992:
-Part II: Wind and current loads

31. Dercksen, A.J. and J.E.W. Wichers: “An improved method for calculating the contribution of
hydrodynamic chain damping on low frequency motions”, OTC Paper # 6967, Houston 1992.

32. Dercksen, A.J. and J.E.W. Wichers: “A discrete element method on a chair-turret-tanker exposed to
survival conditions”, BOSS 1992, London, May 1992.

30. Kat de, J.O. and J.E.W. Wichers: “Behaviour of a moored ship in unsteady current, wind and
waves”, Marine Technology, September 1991, pg. 251-264.

35. Ocean Engineering-IHEE Delft-Lecture notes-1992:
-Part III: Wave spectral analysis-harmonic and random motions

36. Ocean Engineering-IHEE Delft-Lecture notes-1992:
-Part IV: Wave frequency motions of ships and semi-submersibles and wave drift forces on moored
structures

39. Wichers, J.E.W.: “Simulation as a tool for optimizing execution processes for floating equipment”,
TOPICE course Technical Optimization of Performance in Ocean Engineering (CEEC), HBG, Rijswijk, April
1993

40. Wichers, J.E.W.: “Review of state-of-the-art on experimental techniques”, SNAME OC-2 panel
“Mooring, Stationkeeping and Marine Terminals”, subject “Analytical methods and practical guidelines for
Catenary mooring systems”, May 1993

42. Wichers, J.E.W.: “ The effect of wind spectra on the low-frequency motions of a moored tanker in
survival conditions”, Symposium Wind Technologie Buitengaats, TNO, Apeldoorn, November 1993

38. Kat de, J.O. and J.E.W. Wichers: “Measurements and prediction of regular and irregular wave
kinematics”, 23rd ICCE 1992, Venice.

37. Huijsmans, R.H.M. and J.E.W. Wichers: “ Wave drift-current interaction on a tanker in oblique
waves”, MARIN Jubilee Meeting, May 1992

41. Wichers, J.E.W.:” Position Control; from anchoring to DP-systems”, UETP-course, Trondheim, 1993

43. Wichers, J.E.W and Dercksen, A.: “Investigation into Scale Effects on Motions and Mooring Forces
of a Turret Moored Tanker”, OTC Paper # 7444, Houston 1994.

46. Wichers, J.E.W.: “Combining extreme metocean parameters on SPM moored tankers”,
International conference in Ocean Engineering COE ’96, IIT Madras, India, 17-20 Dec. 1996.

47. Wichers, J. and C. Ji: “Behaviour of turret moored tankers in combined extreme metocean
parameters”, OTC paper # 8272, 1997.

49. Wichers, J.E.W. and R.J.J. van Dijk: “Benefits of Using Assisted DP for Deep Water Mooring
Systems”, OTC Paper # 10781, Houston 1999.

45. Wichers, J.E.W.: State-of-the-art computational tools for the design of FPSO systems”, Floating
Production Systems, The Royal Lancaster Hotel, London, 9/10 December 1996.

44. Wichers, J.E.W., A. Dercksen and A.W. van Dijk: Anchor forces of anchored VLCC’s, BOSS’94, MIT,
Mass., 1994