A torsional strength analysis on the container ship by means of the finite element procedure and full-scale testing

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Tanaka, Noboru^a | Sanbongi, Shigeo^b | Kawai, Takahiko^c

Affiliations: [a] Mitsui Shipbuilding and Engineering Co., Tokyo, Japan | [b] National Aerospace Laboratory, Tokyo, Japan | [c] University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Abstract: Torsional strength of a container ship with extremely large hatch openings is a very important problem for structural design of these types of ships, and recently the active researchers have been initiated in many countries all over the world. Several reports have already been published in Japan. In order to be paralleled with the full-scale torsional testing of a newly-built container ship, overall finite element analysis on torsional strength of the same ship has recently been carried out. The comparative study on the numerical results and test data has duly proved the high potentialities of the finite element methods in ship structural analysis.

DOI: 10.3233/ISP-1971-1820102

Journal: International Shipbuilding Progress, vol. 18, no. 201, pp. 198-214, 1971