Design loads and uncertainties for the transverse strength of ships
- Univ. of Genova (Italy)
Rational design of ship structures is becoming a reality, and a reliability based approach for the longitudinal strength assessment of ship hulls is close to implementation. Transverse strength of ships is a step behind, mainly due to the complexity of the collapse modes associated with transverse strength. Nevertheless, some investigations are being made and the importance of an acceptable stochastic model for the environmental demand on the transverse structures is widely recognized. In the paper, the problem of the determination of the sea loads on a transverse section of a ship is discussed. The problem of extrapolating the calculated results, which are relevant to the submerged portion of the hull, to areas which are only occasionally wet in extreme conditions is also addressed.
- OSTI ID:
- 194299
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-950695--; ISBN 0-7918-1308-8
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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