Study on the Standardized Nonlinear Finite Element Analysis of the Ultimate Strength of Ship Hull Girder

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guoqing Feng ◽  
Huilong Ren ◽  
Baoqiang Bai ◽  
Chenfeng Li ◽  
Xiaobo Liu
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element Analysis ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Ultimate Strength ◽  
Nonlinear Finite Element Analysis ◽  
Ship Hull ◽  
Nonlinear Finite Element ◽  
Welding Residual Stress ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
Hull Girder ◽  
Smith Method

The ultimate strength of ship hull girder has been a study hot spot in ship mechanics. Caldwell method, Smith method, idealized structural unit method and nonlinear finite element method are usually used to predict the ultimate strength of ship hull girder. In the paper, a standardized procedure on the nonlinear finite element analysis of the ultimate strength of ship hull girder is presented. Firstly, the finite element modeling for the ultimate strength of ship hull girder is studied, which include material property, element type, mesh size, model length and boundary conditions. Then, the influence of welding residual stress and initial deflection are studied. For the validation of the method in this paper, a MST-3 model from the test of Nishihara is used as an example. Finally, the results from the nonlinear finite element analysis and Smith method are compared for the ultimate strength analysis of a container ship. The study shows the standardized procedure on the nonlinear finite element analysis of the ultimate strength of ship hull girder is satisfactory and suitable for engineering application.

Finite Element Analysis on the Hull Girder Ultimate Strength of Asymmetrically Damaged Ships

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Zubair Muis Alie ◽  
Ganding Sitepu ◽  
Juswan Sade ◽  
Wahyuddin Mustafa ◽  
Andi Mursid Nugraha ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element Analysis ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Ultimate Strength ◽  
Cross Sections ◽  
Progressive Collapse ◽  
Ship Hull ◽  
Strength Analysis ◽  
Functional Requirements ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
Hull Girder

This paper discusses the influence of asymmetrically damaged ships on the ultimate hull girder strength. When such damages take place at the asymmetric location of cross sections, not only translation but also inclination of instantaneous neutral axis takes place during the process of the progressive collapse. To investigate this effect, the Finite Element Analysis (FEA) is employed and the damage is assumed in the middle hold. The collision damage is modeled by removing the plate and stiffener elements at the damage region assuming the complete loss of the capacity at the damage part. For the validation results obtained by Finite Element Analysis of the asymmetrically damaged ship hull girder, the simplified method is adopted. The Finite Element method of ultimate strength analysis of a damaged hull girder can be a practical tool for the ship hull girder after damages, which has become one of the functional requirements in IMO Goal Based Ship Construction Standard.

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