TANKER STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS FOR MINOR COLLISIONS
In a study of the behavior of a longitudinally framed oil tanker structure during a minor collision in which the cargo tank remains intact, a plastic analysis procedure, based partly on model tests and inspections of collision damage, was developed and applied to a limited number of idealized ship collisions. The mathematical model of the analysis procedure follows the various phases of structural behavior of the struck ship occurring as a collision progresses--bending and stiffener buckling of the stiffened hull plating followed by membrane stretching, web frame failures, etc., up to hull rupture. Both single- and double-skinned ships were studied. Parametric analyses using the analytical procedure have indicated that most (typically between 2/3 and 9/10) of the energy absorbed during a collision is that of membrane tension in the stiffened hull. Other significant energy absorbed is that of memebrane tension in the stiffened deck and in-plane shearing of web frames.
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Supplemental Notes:
- Presented at the SNAME Annual Meeting, New York, N.Y., Nov. 14-16, 1974.
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Corporate Authors:
Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers
601 Pavonia Avenue
Jersey City, NJ United States 07306-2907 -
Authors:
- McDermott, J F
- Kline, R G
- Jones, E L
- Maniar, N M
- Chiang, W P
- Publication Date: 1974-11
Media Info
- Features: References;
- Pagination: 26 p.
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Serial:
- Issue Number: 10
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Crashes; Deflection; Deformation; Hulls; Loss and damage; Plastic analysis; Structural plates
- Old TRIS Terms: Hull stiffness; Membrane deformation; Plate deflections
- Subject Areas: Marine Transportation; Materials; Safety and Human Factors;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00071649
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Nov 12 1974 12:00AM