Book contents
- Global Strength of Ships
- Reviews
- Global Strength of Ships
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Abbreviations
- 1 Ship Structures and Structural Design Practice
- 2 The Evolution of Ship Structures from Antiquity to the Present Day
- 3 Sea Loads on Ship Structures
- 4 Primary Loading of Ship Structures
- 5 Hull Structure, Mechanical Equipment and Cargo-Related Loads
- 6 Linear Response to Primary Loading
- 7 Nonlinear Response to Primary Loading
- 8 Hull Girder Vibration
- 9 Probabilistic Modelling of Primary Loading and Hull Girder Response
- 10 Design of Hull Girder for Strength
- 11 Aspects of Uncertainty
- 12 Ship Structural Reliability Theory and Applications
- 13 Hull Girder Strength Assessment Using the Finite Element Method
- 14 Optimum Design of Ship Structures
- Book part
- Index
- References
3 - Sea Loads on Ship Structures
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 20 March 2025
Book contents
- Global Strength of Ships
- Reviews
- Global Strength of Ships
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Abbreviations
- 1 Ship Structures and Structural Design Practice
- 2 The Evolution of Ship Structures from Antiquity to the Present Day
- 3 Sea Loads on Ship Structures
- 4 Primary Loading of Ship Structures
- 5 Hull Structure, Mechanical Equipment and Cargo-Related Loads
- 6 Linear Response to Primary Loading
- 7 Nonlinear Response to Primary Loading
- 8 Hull Girder Vibration
- 9 Probabilistic Modelling of Primary Loading and Hull Girder Response
- 10 Design of Hull Girder for Strength
- 11 Aspects of Uncertainty
- 12 Ship Structural Reliability Theory and Applications
- 13 Hull Girder Strength Assessment Using the Finite Element Method
- 14 Optimum Design of Ship Structures
- Book part
- Index
- References
Summary
Chapter 3 provides an introduction to the sea loads that act on ship structures, focusing on environment-related and transient loads. A hypothetical but realistic scenario of a loaded voyage of a bulk carrier is presented, and is used to identify and subsequently classify all loads that act on the hull girder. These are classified as environment-related, hull girder-related, mechanical equipment-related and cargo-related. The sources of environment-related loads are then discussed. These include hydrostatic pressure, wave loads, thermal gradients, ice loads, wind pressure and related variations on a geographic and temporal basis. Transient wave loads are then discussed (bottom slamming, bow flare impact and deck wetting), followed by a discussion on springing. The discussion of slamming includes hydroelastic effects. The need for nonlinear analysis in estimating springing and whipping loads is discussed in the last section of the chapter.
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- Global Strength of ShipsAnalysis and Design using Mathematical Methods, pp. 89 - 121Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2025
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