Energy conservation during a tanker collision |
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| Authors: | A Glykas P K Das |
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| Institution: | Department of Naval Architecture, Glasgow University, James Watt Building, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK |
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| Abstract: | The energy dissipation on the bow structure is calculated during a “head-on” collision with a rigid body, using finite element analysis. Gerard's method (Gerard, G., 1958. The crippling strength of compression elements. Journal of the Aeronautical Sciences), an empirical approach, is compared with the results produced by ABAQUS in terms of velocity, energy and penetrating distance. The energy conservation theorem is applied and the contribution of all individual structural members in terms of elastic and plastic energy is calculated. The strain distribution is shown for those members responsible for the water tightness and structural integrity of the structure. The global bending of the upper part of the bow is shown as well as the effect of the total ship mass inertia, phenomena which have not been incorporated into Gerard's approach ( Gerard, 1958). The final time of rest predicted from both methods is compatible and this validates the reliability of the numerical approach. |
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| Keywords: | Ship collision Structural crashworthiness |
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