GHS

GHS is a software system for the design and evaluation of all types of ships and floating structures. It addresses flotation, trim, stability, and strength by calculating the forces involved using mathematical and geometrical models of the vessels.

How to Get or Use This Software

CAEN Computer Labs

College of Engineering students can use this software at a CAEN computer lab.

This software has special restrictions:

  • Navarch 270; Navarch 370; Navarch 401; Navarch 470; Navarch 475
  • NA&ME Undergraduate and Graduate Students Only
Platforms:
  • Windows
Cost: No Cost
Available to:
  • Faculty
  • Students
Campuses:
  • Ann Arbor
Permitted Use:
  • Noncommercial Research
  • Instruction

License Information

Terms & Conditions

PERMITTED:

  • Executing (running) this software remotely
  • Use for U-M coursework for courses in which the student is enrolled and will receive a grade
  • PhD thesis work
  • Use by students to perform non-commercial research to complete coursework
  • Use by student teams for co-curricular activities, programs, and learning experiences

NOT PERMITTED:

  • Use by faculty to perform non-commercial research
  • Use by regular employees to perform non-commercial research
  • Use by students for commercial research
  • Use by faculty for commercial research
  • Use by regular employees for commercial research
  • Instructional use, using proprietary data that will not be published
  • Use for University business not related to instruction
  • Use by visiting scholars
  • Use for instructional purposes by non-UM users, such as a visiting instructor teaching a one-time course in a training room

Your Responsibilities

It is your responsibility to protect university resources and data by ensuring that you use software in compliance with relevant university policies and standards, store and process all sensitive data within approved systems, and ensure equitable access to information technology for users with disabilities.

Individuals at U-M are ultimately responsible for any infringing software on their computers or devices or for violating the terms and conditions of software licenses. Individuals are responsible for reviewing the SPG on Software Procurement and Licensing Compliance.