ForcedVibrationAnalysisofShipStructure

ForcedVibrationanalysisofShipStructure
SummaryoftheAnalysis:
Theforcedvibration(harmonic)analysisiscarriedoutinordertoestimatetheresponseofthe
structure against harmonic exciting forces at certain frequency range. The major excitation
forcessourcesarepropellerandmainengine.Theanalysisiscarriedoutfortheseforcesandat
theirfrequencyofoperation.Thevelocityofvibrationischeckedagainsttheallowablecriteria
ofISO69542000andsuitablemodificationsaresuggestedifrequired.

Modelpreparationisbrieflysummedupas:
Modeling:Alltheplatesaremodeledasshellelementsandthestiffenersaremodeledasbeam
elements.
Meshing:Suitablemeshsizeistobegiveninordertogenerateuniformmesh.

GlobalMeshSize:Threetofourstiffenerspacingoverentireregion(ABSguidelines)

Local Mesh Size: Number of elements between stiffeners can range from one to six
basedontheaccuracyrequiredandthecomputationtime.(ABSguidelines)

ThumbRule:Meshsizeequaltohalfthestiffenerspacingcanbegiven.

LightWeightDistribution: Allthenonstructuralitems aretobe givenaslumpedmassatthe

appropriate locations. An equivalent density also can be specified for the items whose exact
distributionisnotknown.

Fig.1Geometryoftheship