Modern inland vessels are open-top double-hull ships with an unusually large aspect ratio, a shallow draught and an extremely long cargo hold. These ships have a very low bending and torsional rigidity. Due to minor collisions, grounding in shallow water, corrosion and fatigue the state of the ship structure changes appreciably in course of time. These imperfections reduce the stability and strength of the structure. The safety against total collapse decreases. This paper will show the results of a systematic investigation of typical ship-constructions with the Finite-Element-Method (FEM).


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    Title :

    Investigations into the collapse behaviour of inland vessels


    Additional title:

    Untersuchung des Bruchverhaltens von Binnengewässerschiffen


    Contributors:


    Publication date :

    1998


    Size :

    11 Seiten, 13 Bilder, 2 Tabellen, 17 Quellen



    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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