Seminar 8th March 2012 noon B28/Rm2001 (Ship Science)
Strength assessment of damaged ship structures
Dr Adam Sobey and Mr.Jame Underwood
- Web page
- http://www.soton.ac.uk/engineering/research/projects/structural_modelling_of_damaged_steel_structures.page
- Categories
- CFD
- Submitter
- Luke Goater
Image: http://www.shipstructure.org/newcar.shtml
In an unpredictable world where unexpected or extreme weather conditions and human error can prevail, damage can occur to ship and offshore structures leading to breaches in integrity. In such situations, rapid well informed decisions can preserve life as well as limit environmental impact and repair or replacement costs. Understanding the influence of damage on the residual or damaged strength is vital for emergency response teams to produce suitable structural models and provide guidance, or for design guidelines to be developed to take these issues into account. This talk is split into two parts one part outlining a method for a tool to asses damaged ship structures outlining the link between hydrodynamics and structures. The second part will highlight research that investigates how damage, in the form of a hole, affects the failure of ship structures under predominantly compressive loading. It seeks to develop more accurate, though suitably rapid, modelling techniques that can be utilised in an emergency damage response scenario.
Refreshments will be available.