STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS OF A CONTAINERSHIP STEEL MODEL AND COMPARISON WITH THE TEST RESULTS

A 17-ft steel structural model of the SL-7 containership hull was tested under vertical, lateral, and torsional moments. In this paper, a finite-element static analysis of the model is performed and compared with the test results. Stress distributions, particularly in the deck region, are presented and investigated from both analyses. Fine-mesh analyses for different parts of the deck structure are also presented. The results are discussed toward better understanding of the response of the wide-hatch open containership structure to the combined effects of various loading components.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Presented at SNAME Annual Meeting, New York, N.Y., November 11-13, 1976.
• Corporate Authors:

  Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers

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  Jersey City, NJ  United States  07306-2907
• Authors:
  • Elbatouti, AMT
  • Jan, H Y
  • Stiansen, S G
• Publication Date: 1976

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 146-168
• Serial:
  • Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers-Transactions
  • Volume: 84
  • Publisher: Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bending; Bending moments; Bending stress; Containerships; Deformation curve; Engineering moments; Finite element method; Hatch covers; Hulls; Loads; Stresses; Structural analysis; Structural steel; Torsion
• Uncontrolled Terms: Stress concentration
• Old TRIS Terms: Deck opening stresses; Hatch stress; Hull girder stresses; Model testing; Torsional moment
• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation; Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00189444
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 25 1979 12:00AM