Hydroelastic design contour for the preliminary design of very large floating structures

In this paper, the authors propose a hydroelastic design contour (HDC) that can be practically used for the preliminary design of pontoon-type rectangular, very large floating structures (VLFSs). Using the design contour, the authors can easily predict the maximum bending moment of VLFSs in irregular waves. To develop the design contour, the authors first construct the hydroelastic response contours (HRCs) by extensively carrying out hydroelastic analysis considering various structural and wave conditions, namely, the bending stiffness and aspect ratio of VLFSs, incident wave length and angle, as well as the sea state. Based on the pre-calculated HRCs, the authors develop the HDC considering irregular waves. The authors then propose a preliminary design procedure for VLFSs using the HDC and demonstrate the design procedure for pontoon-type rectangular VLFSs. The HDC can significantly reduce time and effort for the design of VLFSs.

• Record URL:
  • https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oceaneng.2013.11.006
• Record URL:
  • http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0029801813003946
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  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/issn/00298018
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Abstract reprinted with permission of Elsevier.
• Authors:
  • Kim, Jin-Gyun
  • Cho, Seong-Pil
  • Kim, Ki-Tae
  • Lee, Phill-Seung
• Publication Date: 2014-3-1

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures; Illustrations; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 112-123
• Serial:
  • Ocean Engineering
  • Volume: 78
  • Issue Number: 0
  • Publisher: Pergamon
  • ISSN: 0029-8018
  • EISSN: 1873-5258
  • Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/00298018

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bending moments; Contours; Design; Floating structures; Hydroelasticity; Water waves; Waveform analysis
• Subject Areas: Design; Freight Transportation; Marine Transportation; Terminals and Facilities; I20: Design and Planning of Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01516150
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 28 2014 9:55AM