Fluid Structure Interactions Research Group

Anti-symmetric Thin-walled Beam Theory with Structural Discontinuity

Dr Shihua Miao shihua@ship.soton.ac.uk - School of Engineering Sciences Telephone: 023 80596524
Introduction Recent trends in capacity, hence size, growth in container ships have increased the importance of torsion, particularly how it is influenced by the large deck openings and structural discontinuities present in such ships. Beam theory is still an important tool of ship design, particularly in the stage of concept design. But most beam theory dont take in account the structural discontinuity at the abrupt changes in cross-sectional properties which occur at the transitions between open and closed parts of the ship. Alternatively 3D FE methods is powerful and popular tool for ship designers. However the principal modes of dry analysis by 3D FE may contain clusters of local and erroneous information which may tends to be obscure the more important information on the global behaviour of the ship hull. Therefore thin-walled beam theory of coupled bending and torsion which takes into account the structural discontinuity has been implemented. Investigations has been mode on the consequences of these effects on the dry antisymmetric modal characteristics and consequent waveinduced loads. A beam model with more accurate representation of warping and structural discontinuities is applied to a box beam to assess these influences and compare predictions of natural frequencies and mode shapes with previous calculations and finite element (FE) predictions. The analysis is subsequently applied to a feeder containership travelling in regular oblique waves and resultant loads are compared with predictions obtained from previous two (2D) - and three-dimensional (3D) hydroelasticity analyses.
Mathematical models
0.2m

0.6m

PTD ---- the predictions by Pedersen. Model A ---- the original method by Bishop, Price and Temarel. Model B ---- based on Pedesens equations, but shear strain is
omitted when evaluating the horizontal displacement.
1.2m

Shell FE models

Model C ---0.6m 0.4m

based on Pedesens equations, shear strain and the based on Pedesens equations, shear strain and

The box beam

rate of twist angle are revaluated at the structural discontinuity.

Model C1 ----

Mode shapes FE 5

the rate of twist angle are not revaluated at the structural discontinuity . Modal index (r) 3 (1T) 4 (2HB) 5 (2T) PTD (D) model A (80) model B (D; 80) model C (D; 80) model C1 (D; 80) Modal index (r) 862 2359 3845 763 2482 3754 884 2335 3784 860 2293 3567 857 2296 3552 3(1T) 4(2HB) 5(2T) PTD (D) 862 2359 3845 PTD (WD) 500 2058 3348 FE 1 FE 2 FE 3 FE 4 FE 5

677 1963 3117

770 2241 3403

824 2357 3635

892 2367 3809

896 2368 3856

Modal Warping function (r=3)

2.0 0.0 0 -2.0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4

Modal Warping function (r=4)

15.0

Modal Shear Force (r=3)

3,000
6.E+04

Modal Shear Force (r=4)

x/L
0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 1

10.0

Modal Warping function

Modal Warping function

Modal Shear force

-6.0 -8.0 -10.0 -12.0 -14.0

0.0 0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4

x/L

0.5

0.6

0.7

0.8

0.9

-5.0

Modal horizontal shear force

0 0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4

Modal Shear force

Modal warping function

-4.0

Model C1 (WD) Model C (D) Model C1 (D) Model B (D) FE 5 Model A

5.0

Model C1 (WD) Model C1 (D) Model C (D) Model B (D) FE 5 Model A

2,000

4.E+04

1,000

2.E+04

Model C1 (WD) Model C (D) Model C1 (D) Model B (D) Model A

0.E+00 0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5

x/L

0.5

0.6

0.7

0.8

0.9

x/L

0.6

0.7

0.8

0.9

-1,000

(e)
-16.0 2.0 0.0 0 -2.0 0.1 0.2 -18.0

-10.0

Modal Warping function (r=3)

15.0 -15.0

(f)

Modal Warping function (r=4)

3,000

-2,000

x/L
0.3 0.4 0.6 0.7 0.8 Modal Horizontal0.5 Bending Moment (r=3) 0.9 1

10.0

-4.0 -6.0

Modal Shear force

800 600 400 200 0 0 -200 -400 -600 -800 0.1 0.2 0.3

5.E+04

0 0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4

x/L
0.5

0.5

0.6

0.7

0.8

0.9

Modal Bending Moment

-8.0 -10.0 -12.0 -14.0 -16.0 -18.0

0.0 0 4.E+04 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4

3.E+04

-1,000

0.4

0.5

0.6

0.7

0.8

0.9

(e)

x/L

-10.0
2.E+04

(b)

(f)

-15.0
1.E+04

Model C1 (WD) Model C (D) Model C1 (D) Model B (D) FE 5

Modal torsion moment

-2.E+04 4,000

-2,000

-2,000

-4.E+04
0 0

Modal Torsion Moment

-5.0

Modal Torsion Moment

Modal bending moment

x/L

0.5

0.6

0.7

0.8

0.9

0 0 -1,000 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4

-3,000

(c)

Model C1 (WD) Model C (D) 0.6 0.7 Model C1 (D) x/L Model B (D) Model A Model C1 (WD) Model C (D) Model C1 (D) Model B (D) Model A

Modal Shear force

Model C1 (WD) Model C (D) Model C1 (D) Model B (D) FE 5 Model A

Modal Warping function Modal Bending Moment

1000

6.E+04

Modal Warping function

Model C1 (WD) Model C (D) Model C1 (D) Model B (D) FE 5 Model A

5.0

Model C1 (WD) Model C1 (D) Modal Horizontal Bending Moment (D) Model C (r=4) Model B (D) FE 5 Model A

(c)
2,000 -3,000

Model C1 (WD) Model C (D) Modal Shear Force C1 (D) Model (r=3) Model B (D) Model A

-2.E+04

Modal Shear Force (r=4)

-4.E+04 6.E+04

(d)
-6.E+04 4.E+04

Modal Torsion Moment(r=3)

1,000
2.E+04 12,000

Model C1 (WD) Model C (D) Model C1 (D)Torsion Moment(r=4) Modal Model B (D) Model A
Model C1 (WD) 0.8 0.9 Model C (D) Model C1 (D) Model B (D) Model A

0.8

0.9

0.E+00 8,000 0

0.1

0.2

0.3

0.4

0.5

x/L

0.6

0.7

(d) 0.1

0.2

0.3

0.4

x/L

0.5

0.6

0.7

0.8

0.9

(a)
0.E+00 0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4

Model A x/L

-3,000

-6.E+04 -4,000

-1000

0.5

0.6

0.7

0.8

0.9

-4,000
-8,000

(e)
-5,000
-12,000

(f)

Study case : 750 TEU feeder Container Ship

1.0 0.8

Modal HB
Modal Horizontal Displacement (r=3)
0.12 0.10 0.08 0.06

Modal T
Modal Torsion Angle (r=3)
Model C (D) Model B (D) Model C1 (D) Model C1 (WD) Model C1 (D, EIw-B) Model A Model C (D) Model B (D) Model C1 (D) Model C1 (WD) Model C1 (D,EIw-B) Model A
0 -0.02 -0.04 -0.06 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 1

Modal Horizontal Displacement

0.6 0.4 0.2 0.0 0 -0.2 -0.4 -0.6 -0.8 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4

Modal Torsion Angle

0.04 0.02 0.00

r=3

X/L

0.5

0.6

0.7

0.8

0.9

X/L

(a)

-0.08 -0.10 -0.12

TM
Torsion Moment--fre=0.72 rad/s
14.0
160.0

BiM
Bimoment--fre=0.72 rad/s
140.0

(b)

-1.0

Modal Horizontal Displacement (r=4)

1.5

Modal Torsion Angle (r=4)

0.4

speed=8.23m/s
12.0

Modal Horizontal Displacement

120.0

Modal Torsion Angle

10.0

BIM (MNm^2)

TM (MNm)

8.0

Model Model Model Model Model Model

C (D) B (D) C1 (D) C1 (WD) C1 (D, EIw-B) A

Model C (D) Model B (D) Model C1 (D) Model C1 (WD) Model C1 (D,EIw-B) Model A

speed=8.23m/s
1.0

0.5

Model C (D) Model B (D) Model C1 (D) Model C1 (WD) Model C1 (D, EIw-B) Model A

0.3

0.2

Model C (D) Model B (D) Model C1 (D) Model C1 (WD) Model C1 (D, EIw-B) Model A

100.0

0.1

r=4
X/L
0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 1

80.0

0.0 0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4

X/L
0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 1

0.0

6.0

60.0

-0.5

4.0

(d)
40.0

-0.1

(c)
-1.0

(d)
-0.2

(c)
2.0
20.0

X/L
0.0 0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4
0.0

X/L

0.5

0.6

0.7

0.8

0.9

0.1

0.2

0.3

0.4

0.5

0.6

0.7

0.8

0.9

FSI Awayday presentation 18 Jan 2010