University „Dunarea de Jos” Galaty – Faculty of Naval Arhitecture

STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS AND

HYDROELASTICITY OF SHIPS
-PROJECT-

Professor: Domnisoru Leonard

Students:
Gaitan Corneliu
Banea Rares
Ciulei Ana Maria
TABLE OF CONTENTS

GENERAL DATA ................................................................................................................................. 4

1.1 PRINCIPAL DIMENSIONS OF OIL TANKER ...................................................................................... 4
1.2 SCANTLING USING POSEIDON DNV GL ....................................................................................... 4
1.3 3D FEM MODEL GENERATION ................................................................................................... 6
STATIC ANALYSIS ............................................................................................................................ 10
2.1 FEM MODEL – WEIGHT............................................................................................................ 10
2.2 FEM MODEL – STILL WATER ................................................................................................... 11
2.3 FEM MODEL – SAGGING.......................................................................................................... 16
2.4 FEM MODEL – HOGGING ......................................................................................................... 20
2.5 FINAL RESULTS ....................................................................................................................... 23
BUCKLING ANALYSIS ....................................................................................................................... 24
3.1 FEM MODEL – STILL WATER .................................................................................................... 24
3.2 FEM MODEL – SAGGING.......................................................................................................... 26
3.3 FEM MODEL – HOGGING .......................................................................................................... 28
3.4 FINAL RESULTS ........................................................................................................................ 29
VIBRATION ANALYSIS ...................................................................................................................... 30
4.1 FEM MODEL – DRY – MILLIMETRES .......................................................................................... 30
4.2 FEM MODEL – DRY – METERS .................................................................................................. 32
4.3 FEM MODEL – HYDRODYNAMIC MASS – METERS ....................................................................... 33
4.4 FINAL RESULTS ........................................................................................................................ 35
REFERENCES........................................................................................................................................... 36

INDEX OF FIGURES

FIGURE 1 – PRINCIPAL DIMENSIONS ............................................................................................................ 4

FIGURE 2 – HULLFORM WIZARD FOR TANKER .............................................................................................. 5
FIGURE 3 – PLATES ................................................................................................................................... 5
FIGURE 4 – PROFILES ................................................................................................................................ 6
FIGURE 5 – TRANSVERSAL SECTION – GEOMETRY ....................................................................................... 6
FIGURE 6 – FORE/AFT PEAK – GEOMETRY ................................................................................................... 7
FIGURE 7 – FULL GEOMETRY MODEL ........................................................................................................... 7
FIGURE 8– FE MODEL – TRANSVERSAL SECTION ........................................................................................ 8
FIGURE 9 – FE MODEL – OVERVIEW 1......................................................................................................... 8
FIGURE 10 – FE MODEL – OVERVIEW 2....................................................................................................... 9
FIGURE 11 – FE MODEL – OVERVIEW 3....................................................................................................... 9
FIGURE 12 – FE MODEL – OVERVIEW 4....................................................................................................... 9
FIGURE 13 – CARGO PRESSURE ............................................................................................................... 10
FIGURE 14 – PLATE TOP VM STRESS –CARGO PRESSURE ONLY ................................................................. 11
FIGURE 15 – SEA PRESSURE – STILL WATER ............................................................................................. 11
FIGURE 16 – PLATE TOP VM STRESS –STILL WATER RESULTS V1 ............................................................... 12
FIGURE 17 – PLATE TOP VM STRESS –STILL WATER RESULTS V2 ............................................................... 12

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FIGURE 18 – PLATE TOP VM STRESS –STILL WATER RESULTS V3 ............................................................... 13
FIGURE 19 – PLATE TOP VM STRESS –STILL WATER RESULTS V4 ............................................................... 13
FIGURE 20 – PLATE TOP VM STRESS DIAGRAM FOR DECK ELEMENTS – STILL WATER ................................... 14
FIGURE 21 – PLATE TOP VM STRESS DIAGRAM FOR BOTTOM ELEMENTS – STILL WATER .............................. 14
FIGURE 22 – PLATE TOP/BOTTOM VM STRESS DIAGRAM FOR THE ENTIRE MODEL – STILL WATER ................. 15
FIGURE 23 – SEA PRESSURE – SAGGING ................................................................................................... 16
FIGURE 24 – PLATE TOP VM STRESS –SAGGING RESULTS V1 .................................................................... 16
FIGURE 25 – PLATE TOP VM STRESS –SAGGING RESULTS V2 .................................................................... 17
FIGURE 26 – PLATE TOP VM STRESS –SAGGING RESULTS V3 .................................................................... 17
FIGURE 27 – PLATE TOP VM STRESS –SAGGING RESULTS V3 .................................................................... 18
FIGURE 28 – PLATE TOP VM STRESS DIAGRAM FOR DECK ELEMENTS – SAGGING ........................................ 18
FIGURE 29 – PLATE TOP VM STRESS DIAGRAM FOR BOTTOM ELEMENTS – SAGGING .................................... 19
FIGURE 30 – PLATE TOP/BOTTOM VM STRESS DIAGRAM FOR THE ENTIRE MODEL – SAGGING ....................... 19
FIGURE 31 – SEA PRESSURE – HOGGING .................................................................................................. 20
FIGURE 32 – PLATE TOP VM STRESS –HOGGING RESULTS V1 .................................................................... 20
FIGURE 33 – PLATE TOP VM STRESS –HOGGING RESULTS V2 .................................................................... 21
FIGURE 34 – PLATE TOP VM STRESS –HOGGING RESULTS V3 .................................................................... 21
FIGURE 35 – PLATE TOP VM STRESS –HOGGING RESULTS V3 .................................................................... 22
FIGURE 36 – PLATE TOP VM STRESS DIAGRAM FOR DECK ELEMENTS – HOGGING ........................................ 22
FIGURE 37 – PLATE TOP VM STRESS DIAGRAM FOR BOTTOM ELEMENTS – HOGGING ................................... 23
FIGURE 38 – PLATE TOP/BOTTOM VM STRESS DIAGRAM FOR THE ENTIRE MODEL – HOGGING ...................... 23
FIGURE 39 – BUCKLING –STILL WATER – RANGE OF INTEREST FROM 0 – EIGENVALUE 0.208652 .................. 24
FIGURE 40 – BUCKLING –STILL WATER – RANGE OF INTEREST FROM 1 – EIGENVALUE 1.001667 .................. 25
FIGURE 41 – BUCKLING –SAGGING – RANGE OF INTEREST FROM 0 – EIGENVALUE -0.05568 ........................ 26
FIGURE 42 – BUCKLING –SAGGING – RANGE OF INTEREST FROM 1 – EIGENVALUE 1.003184 ....................... 27
FIGURE 43 – BUCKLING –HOGGING – RANGE OF INTEREST FROM 0 – EIGENVALUE 0.25653 ......................... 28
FIGURE 44 – BUCKLING –HOGGING – RANGE OF INTEREST FROM 1 – EIGENVALUE 1.007502 ....................... 29
FIGURE 45 – ELEMENTS WHERE NON-STRUCTURAL MASS HAS BEEN APPLIED .............................................. 30
FIGURE 46 – VIBRATION – DRY MM – 1ST GLOBAL MODE 1.0857206 HZ (0.0343335*1000) ......................... 30
FIGURE 47 – VIBRATION – DRY MM – 2ND GLOBAL MODE 2.423069959 HZ (0.0766242*1000) .................... 31
FIGURE 48 – VIBRATION – DRY MM – 3RD GLOBAL MODE 3.721273482 HZ (0.117677*1000) -OUTPUT SET 8 31
FIGURE 49 – VIBRATION – DRY MM – FIRST 30 MODES ............................................................................... 31
FIGURE 50 – VIBRATION – DRY M – 1ST GLOBAL MODE 1.085149 HZ ........................................................... 32
FIGURE 51 – VIBRATION – DRY M – 2ND GLOBAL MODE 2.422578 HZ ........................................................... 32
FIGURE 52 – VIBRATION – DRY M – 3RD GLOBAL MODE 3.771206 HZ -OUTPUT SET 8 ................................... 32
FIGURE 53 – VIBRATION – DRY M – FIRST 30 MODES.................................................................................. 33
FIGURE 54 – ELEMENTS WHERE NON-STRUCTURAL MASS HAS BEEN APPLIED .............................................. 33
FIGURE 55 – VIBRATION – HYDRODYNAMIC MASS M – 1ST GLOBAL MODE 0.535958 HZ ................................ 34
FIGURE 56 – VIBRATION – HYDRODYNAMIC MASS M – 2ND GLOBAL MODE 1.213086 HZ ................................ 34
FIGURE 57 – VIBRATION – HYDRODYNAMIC MASS M – 3RD GLOBAL MODE 1.892311 HZ – OUTPUT SET 15 ..... 34
FIGURE 58 – VIBRATION – HYDRODYNAMIC MASS M – FIRST 30 MODES ....................................................... 35

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 GENERAL DATA
1.1 PRINCIPAL DIMENSIONS OF OIL TANKER
Length over all 241.3 m

Length between perpendiculars 232 m

Breadth 42 m

Draught 13.6 m

Depth 20.4 m

Deadweight 96117 tdw

Speed 14 Nd

1.2 SCANTLING USING POSEIDON DNV GL

Figure 1 – Principal dimensions

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Figure 2 – Hullform Wizard for Tanker

Figure 3 – Plates

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 Figure 4 – Profiles

1.3 3D FEM MODEL GENERATION

Figure 5 – Transversal section – geometry

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Figure 6 – Fore/Aft peak – geometry

Figure 7 – Full geometry model

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Figure 8– FE Model – Transversal section

Figure 9 – FE Model – overview 1

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Figure 10 – FE Model – overview 2

Figure 11 – FE Model – overview 3

Figure 12 – FE Model – overview 4

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 STATIC ANALYSIS
2.1 FEM MODEL – WEIGHT
TBHD’s and the CL LBHD are not sandwich or corrugated type, so the cargo pressure is applied only
on double bottom, double side and on the TBHD’s at the extremities.

Zmax cargo pressure= 16.250 m

Figure 13 – Cargo pressure

Boundary conditions

Translational Rotational
Location
Tx Ty Tz Rx Ry Rz

All nodes in the longitudinal section at 0/CL - Fix - Fix - Fix

Master node fore - Fix Fix Fix - Fix

Master node aft Fix Fix Fix Fix - Fix

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 Figure 14 – Plate top VM stress –cargo pressure only

2.2 FEM MODEL – STILL WATER

Figure 15 – Sea pressure – still water

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Figure 16 – Plate top VM stress –still water results V1

Figure 17 – Plate top VM stress –still water results V2

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Figure 18 – Plate top VM stress –still water results V3

Figure 19 – Plate top VM stress –still water results V4

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 Weight Still water V1 Still water V2 Still water V3
ND pp T3 constraint force [N] 257090720 -16538542 957311.1 -54471.57
ND pv T3 constraint force [N] 257089904 -16539353 956499.8 -55282.91
Disp/length [t/m] 434.42956497 406.48215726 408.099130 408.00639876
Dmpp=Dmpv [m] 11.78334 11.08693 11.12723 11.12492

Figure 20 – Plate top VM stress diagram for deck elements – still water

Figure 21 – Plate top VM stress diagram for bottom elements – still water

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Figure 22 – Plate top/bottom VM stress diagram for the entire model – still water

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2.3 FEM MODEL – SAGGING

Figure 23 – Sea pressure – sagging

Figure 24 – Plate top VM stress –sagging results V1

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Figure 25 – Plate top VM stress –sagging results V2

Figure 26 – Plate top VM stress –sagging results V3

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 Figure 27 – Plate top VM stress –sagging results V3

Weight Sagging V1 Sagging V2

ND pp T3 constraint force [N] 257090720 -17441274 996201.6
ND pv T3 constraint force [N] 257089904 -17442086 995390.3
Disp/length [t/m] 434.429565 406.4821573 408.0991
Dmpp=Dmpv [m] 12.13842 11.404 11.44593

Figure 28 – Plate top VM stress diagram for deck elements – sagging

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 Figure 29 – Plate top VM stress diagram for bottom elements – sagging

Figure 30 – Plate top/bottom VM stress diagram for the entire model – sagging

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2.4 FEM MODEL – HOGGING

Figure 31 – Sea pressure – hogging

Figure 32 – Plate top VM stress –hogging results V1

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Figure 33 – Plate top VM stress –hogging results V2

Figure 34 – Plate top VM stress –hogging results V3

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 Figure 35 – Plate top VM stress –hogging results V3

Weight Hogging V1 Hogging V2

ND pp T3 constraint force [N] 257090720 -14778347 912310.8
ND pv T3 constraint force [N] 257089904 -14779158 911499.4
Disp/length [t/m] 434.42956497 409.45652351 410.997455
Dmpp=Dmpv [m] 11.28057 10.61319 10.65437

Figure 36 – Plate top VM stress diagram for deck elements – hogging

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 Figure 37 – Plate top VM stress diagram for bottom elements – hogging

Figure 38 – Plate top/bottom VM stress diagram for the entire model – hogging

2.5 FINAL RESULTS

Max VM stress
[N/mm2]
Still water 187
Sagging 281.6
Hogging 145.8

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 BUCKLING ANALYSIS
3.1 FEM MODEL – STILL WATER

Figure 39 – Buckling –still water – range of interest from 0 – eigenvalue 0.208652

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Figure 40 – Buckling –still water – range of interest from 1 – eigenvalue 1.001667

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3.2 FEM MODEL – SAGGING

Figure 41 – Buckling –sagging – range of interest from 0 – eigenvalue -0.05568

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Figure 42 – Buckling –sagging – range of interest from 1 – eigenvalue 1.003184

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3.3 FEM MODEL – HOGGING

Figure 43 – Buckling –hogging – range of interest from 0 – eigenvalue 0.25653

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 Figure 44 – Buckling –hogging – range of interest from 1 – eigenvalue 1.007502

3.4 FINAL RESULTS

Eigenvalue
Range from 0 Range from 1
Still water 0.208652 1.001667
Sagging -0.05568 1.003184
Hogging 0.25653 1.007502

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 VIBRATION ANALYSIS
4.1 FEM MODEL – DRY – MILLIMETRES
For the vibration analysis the master nodes will have the same boundary conditions as the nodes in
centre line.

Total area of cargo hold =1.0559 x 1010 mm2

Non-structural mass/area = 0.00420933 kg/mm2

Figure 45 – Elements where non-structural mass has been applied

Figure 46 – Vibration – dry mm – 1st global mode 1.0857206 Hz (0.0343335*√1000)

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 Figure 47 – Vibration – dry mm – 2nd global mode 2.423069959 Hz (0.0766242*√1000)

Figure 48 – Vibration – dry mm – 3rd global mode 3.721273482 Hz (0.117677*√1000) -output set 8

Figure 49 – Vibration – dry mm – first 30 modes

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4.2 FEM MODEL – DRY – METERS

Figure 50 – Vibration – dry m – 1st global mode 1.085149 Hz

Figure 51 – Vibration – dry m – 2nd global mode 2.422578 Hz

Figure 52 – Vibration – dry m – 3rd global mode 3.771206 Hz -output set 8

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 Figure 53 – Vibration – dry m – first 30 modes

4.3 FEM MODEL – HYDRODYNAMIC MASS – METERS

Total wet area = 7338.474 m2

Non-structural mass/area = 13.58361 kg/mm2

Figure 54 – Elements where non-structural mass has been applied

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 Figure 55 – Vibration – hydrodynamic mass m – 1st global mode 0.535958 Hz

Figure 56 – Vibration – hydrodynamic mass m – 2nd global mode 1.213086 Hz

Figure 57 – Vibration – hydrodynamic mass m – 3rd global mode 1.892311 Hz – output set 15

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 Figure 58 – Vibration – hydrodynamic mass m – first 30 modes

4.4 FINAL RESULTS

Frequency [Hz]
Global Mode 1 Global Mode 2 Global Mode 3
Dry mm 1.0857 2.4231 3.7213 (output set 8)
Dry m 1.0851 2.4226 3.7712 (output set 8)
Hydrodinamic mass m 0.5360 1.2131 1.8923 (output set 15)

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REFERENCES
[1] – Prof. PhD. Eng. Leonard Domnisoru – Structural analysis and hydroelasticity of ships, 2006

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