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Structural Engineering and Mechanics
  Volume 76, Number 3, November10 2020 , pages 355-365
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12989/sem.2020.76.3.355
 


Comparative analysis of fatigue assessment considering hydroelastic response using numerical and experimental approach
Beom-il Kim and Byung-hoon Jung

 
Abstract
    In this study, considering the hydroelastic response represented by the springing and whipping phenomena, we propose a method of estimating the fatigue damage in the longitudinal connections of ships. First, we screened the design sea states using a load transfer function based on the frequency domain. We then conducted a time domain fluid-structure interaction (FSI) analysis using WISH-FLEX, an in-house code based on the weakly nonlinear approach. To obtain an effective and robust analytical result of the hydroelastic response, we also conducted an experimental model test with a 1/50-scale backbone-based model of a ship, and compared the experimental results with those obtained from the FSI analysis. Then, by combining the results obtained from the hydroelastic response with those obtained from the numerical fatigue analysis, we developed a fatigue damage estimation method. Finally, to demonstrate the effectiveness of the developed method, we evaluated the fatigue strength for the longitudinal connections of the real ship and compared it with the results obtained from the model tests.
 
Key Words
    hydroelastic response; springing and whipping; fatigue damage; design stage; VLOC; weakly nonlinear approach; WISH-FLEX
 
Address
Beom-il Kim: Ship and Offshore Technology Center, R&D Institute, Korean Register
36, Myeongji Ocean City 9-ro, Gangseo-gu, Busan 46762, Republic of Korea
Byung-hoon Jung: Ship structure research center, Hyundai maritime research institute, Hyundai heavy industry,
1-33, Ilsan Dong, Dong-gu, Ulsan 44032, Republic of Korea
 

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