scholarly journals On Asymmetry of Vertical Bending Moment on Ships

1987 ◽  
Vol 1987 (162) ◽  
pp. 175-182 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michio Ueno ◽  
Iwao Watanabe
Author(s):  
Yung S. Shin ◽  
Booki Kim ◽  
Alexander J. Fyfe

A methodology for calculating the correlation factors to combine the long-term dynamic stress components of ship structure from various loads in seas is presented. The methodology is based on a theory of a stationary ergodic narrow-banded Gaussian process. The total combined stress in short-tem sea states is expressed by linear summation of the component stresses with the corresponding combination factors. This expression is proven to be mathematically exact when applied to a single random sea. The long-term total stress is similarly expressed by linear summation of component stresses with appropriate combination factors. The stress components considered here are due to wave-induced vertical bending moment, wave-induced horizontal bending moment, external wave pressure and internal tank pressure. For application, the stress combination factors are calculated for longitudinal stiffeners in cargo and ballast tanks of a crude oil tanker at midship section. It is found that the combination factors strongly depend on wave heading and period in the short-term sea states. It is also found that the combination factors are not sensitive to the selected probability of exceedance level of the stress in the long-term sense.


2015 ◽  
Vol 59 (02) ◽  
pp. 69-84
Author(s):  
Jason John McVicar ◽  
Jason Lavroff ◽  
Michael Richard Davis ◽  
Giles Thomas

When the surface of a ship meets the water surface at an acute angle with a high relative velocity, significant short-duration forces can act on the hull plating. Such an event is referred to as a slam. Slam loads imparted on ships are generally considered to be of an impulsive nature. As such, slam loads induce vibration in the global hull structure that has implications for both hull girder bending strength and fatigue life of a vessel. A modal method is often used for structural analysis whereby higher order modes are neglected to reduce computational effort. The effect of the slam load temporal distribution on the whipping response and vertical bending moment are investigated here by using a continuous beam model with application to a 112 m INCAT wave-piercing catamaran and correlation to full-scale and model-scale experimental data. Experimental studies have indicated that the vertical bending moment is dominated by the fundamental longitudinal bending mode of the structure. However, it is shown here that although the fundamental mode is dominant in the global structural response, the higher order modes play a significant role in the early stages of the response and may not be readily identifiable if measurements are not taken sufficiently close to the slam location. A relationship between the slam duration and the relative modal response magnitudes is found, which is useful in determining the appropriate truncation of a modal solution.


Author(s):  
Tomoki Ikoma ◽  
Koichi Masuda ◽  
Chang-Kyu Rheem ◽  
Hisaaki Maeda ◽  
Mayumi Togane

This paper describes hydroelastic motion and effect of motion reduction of aircushion supported large floating structures. Motion reduction effects due to presence of aircushions have been confirmed from theoretical calculations with the zero-draft assumption. A three-dimensional prediction method has been developed for considering draft influence of division walls of aircushions. It is investigated that hydroelastic motion reduction is possible or not by using the three-dimensional theoretical calculations. In addition, the aircushion types are supported by many aircushions which are small related to wavelengths. The Green’s function method is applied to the prediction method with the linear potential theory in which effect of free water surfaces within aircushions are considered. Hydroelastic responses are estimated as not only elastic motion but also a vertical bending moment. From the results, the response reduction is confirmed, in particular, to the vertical bending moment in wide wavelength range and in whole structure area.


Author(s):  
Günther F. Clauss ◽  
Marco Klein ◽  
Carlos Guedes Soares ◽  
Nuno Fonseca

In the last years the identification and investigation of critical wave sequences regarding offshore structure responses became one of the main topics in the ocean engineering community. Thereby the area of interest covers the entire field of application spectra at sea — from efficient and economic offshore operations in moderate sea states to reliability as well as survival in extreme wave conditions. For most cases, the focus lies on limiting criteria for the design, such as maximum global loads, maximum relative motions between two or more vessels or maximum accelerations, at which the floating structure has to operate or to survive. These criteria are typically combined with a limiting characteristic sea state (Hs, Tp) or a rogue wave. For the investigation of offshore structures as well as the identification of critical wave sequences, different approaches are available — most of them are based on linear transfer functions as it is an efficient procedure for the fast holistic evaluation. But, for some cases the linear method approach implies uncertainties due to nonlinear response behavior, in particular in extreme wave conditions. This paper presents an approach to these challenges, a response based optimization tool for critical wave sequence detection. This tool, which has been successfully introduced for the evaluation of the applicability of a multi-body system based on the linear method approach, is adjusted to a nonlinear task — the vertical bending moment of a chemical tanker in extreme wave conditions. Therefore a nonlinear strip theory solver is introduced into the optimization routine to capture the nonlinear effects on the vertical bending moment due to steep waves acting on large bow flares. The goal of the procedure is to find a worst case wave sequence for a certain critical sea state. This includes intensive numerical investigation as well as model test validation.


Author(s):  
Kazuhiro Iijima ◽  
Rika Ueda ◽  
Hitoi Tamaru ◽  
Masahiko Fujikubo

In this paper, the effect of weather routing and ship operations on the extreme vertical bending moment (VBM) in a 6000TEU class large container ship which is operated in North Atlantic Ocean is addressed. A direct time-domain nonlinear response simulation method taking account of the wave-induced vibrations is combined with a voyage simulation based on 10 years of meteorological data in the area. The probability distribution of the ship's operational parameters conditional upon the meteorological conditions is considered. It is clarified that the most severe wave condition with the significant wave height over 16 m in the area may not be encountered by the ship due to the weather routing and the extreme value is determined mostly by the wave condition much milder than the most severe in the area. It is also found out that the ship speed assumed in the most contributing sea state strongly affects the extreme value of the total VBM. It is explained by the fact that the wave-induced vibrations in the ship tend to be excited at faster speed.


Author(s):  
Yasuhira Yamada ◽  
Kyoko Kameya

The purpose of the present study is to fundamentally investigate dynamic hull girder response due to slamming load. A series of time domain FE-simulation is carried out using a non-uniform finite element beam model of a 8000 TEU container ship where slamming load is applied at the bottom of the bow. The ship is modeled by elaso-plastic material with equivalent ultimate strength and strain rate effect is considered. Hull-girder vertical bending moment as well as deformation modes, bending stress are investigated by varying the time duration of the slamming load which is modeled by sinusoidal impulse. In order to obtain post vibration after the first slamming load explicit analysis is adopted instead of implicit analysis with considering gravity and buoyancy. Buoyancy is modeled by inelastic spring elements. It is found from the present study hull girder vertical bending moment is dependent on time duration of slamming load. Especially if time duration is smaller than natural period response bending moment may become smaller than applied bending moment. Moreover effect of inertia at fore and aft is also investigated in detail.


Author(s):  
Shivaji Ganesan Thirunaavukarasu ◽  
Debabrata Sen ◽  
Yogendra Parihar

This paper presents a detail comparative study on wave induced vertical bending moment (VBM) between linear and approximate nonlinear calculations using a 3D numerical wave tank (NWT) method. The developed numerical approach is in time domain where the ambient incident waves can be defined by any suitable wave theory. Certain justifying approximations employed in the solution of the interaction hydrodynamics (diffraction and radiation) enabling the NWT to generate stable long duration time histories of all parameters of interest. This is an extension of our earlier works towards the development of a practical NWT based solution for wave-structure interactions [1]. After a brief outline of the implemented numerical details, a comprehensive validation and verification of vertical shear force (VSF) and bending moment RAOs computed using the linearized version of the NWT against the usual linear results of strip theory and 3D panel codes are presented. Next we undertake the comparative study between the fully linear and approximate nonlinear versions of the present code for different incident wave steepness. In the approximate nonlinear formulation, the ambient incident wave is defined by the full nonlinear numerical wave model based on Fourier approximation method which can generate very steep steady periodic nonlinear waves up to the near wave breaking limit. The nonlinearities associated with the incident Froude Krylov and hydrostatic restoring forces/moments are exact up to the instantaneous wetted surface at the displaced location, but the hydrodynamic diffraction and radiation effects are linearized around the mean wetted surface. The standard S175 container hull is considered for the comparative studies because of its geometric nonlinearities. Numerical simulations are performed for four different wave lengths with increasing wave steepness. It is observed that the computed wave induced VBM amidships from the approximate nonlinear results can be almost 30% higher compared to the results from a purely linear solution, which can be a critical issue from the safety point. Significant higher harmonics are also observed in the approximate nonlinear results which at some times may be responsible for exciting the undesirable whipping/springing responses.


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