So you're only concerned with the deck plating currently and not deck structure? Deck plating calcs are just simple pressure calcs. Your tire load...
I live in Birmingham and am traveling to Charleston at the end of the month. I'd be happy to scoop it up on the way.
What size are your deck beams? Are they transverses or longitudinals? What structure is breaking the span of the deck beams and what is the span...
How big is your tanker?
This is spot on. We only use CFD when we are confident in fairness and shape of the hull form we are designing. CFD can be useful for analyzing...
You could also put a "nosecap" on it similar, but bigger, to how gheenoes and some canoes have.
Where are you located? How developed is the 3D model? Have you already looked at stability?
