PROBALISTIC MODELS FOR STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS AND DESIGN OF SEA VEHICLES

The application of the structural reliability theory in the safety analysis of ship structures is described. Three probabilistic models are presented, in which both loads and strength are treated as random variables. In the first, the safety analysis for the entire ship life is investigated. In the second, a short period of time is considered. In the third, no exact and specific distributions for the random variables involved are considered. The application of the above models on the safety analysis of a typical naval frigate is illustrated.

• Corporate Authors:

  Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  Department of Ocean Engineering, 77 Massachusetts Avenue
  Cambridge, MA  United States  02139
• Authors:
  • Boufounos, T P
• Publication Date: 1973-5

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Hulls; Reliability; Ships; Structural analysis; Vehicle design
• Uncontrolled Terms: Ship design; Ship hulls; Structural reliability
• Subject Areas: Design; Marine Transportation; Materials; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00048355
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• Report/Paper Numbers: MS Thesis
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 14 1973 12:00AM