A design-oriented investigation into the collision strength of double-hulled structures
- NKK Corp., Tsu City (Japan)
The installation of a double-hulled structure or equivalent alteration for oil tankers was adopted by IMO (International Maritime Organization) in 1992. There is, however, few practical information on what is the minimum size of a double hull to prevent an oil leak or how the size of a double hull affects the collision strength. To give such information, the effects on the dimensions of the double-hulled structure on the collision strength were investigated quantitatively by means of an analytical method developed by the authors. The effects of the side shell plate thickness, transverse webs thickness, the size of longitudinal stiffeners, the size of transverse web stiffener and the depth of a double-hulled tanker were examined.
- OSTI ID:
- 55722
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-940230--; ISBN 0-7918-1264-2
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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