Common Structural Rules (CSR) for Bulk Carriers

An Introduction

Scope of Rule Developments

CSR Oil Tankers

Complete Set of Structural Rules for Double Hull Oil Tankers Length greater than or equal to 150m

CSR Bulker Carriers

Complete set of Structural Rules for SSS and DSS Bulk Carriers Length greater than or equal to 90m

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Summary of CSRs
Published 15 Jan 2006
Jun 2004 1 Jan 2005 15 Apr 2005 30 Sep 2005 1 Jan 2006 1 Apr 2006

Industry comments 6 months

2nd Draft CSR available to Public

Industry comments 5 months

CSR Adopted
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Final Draft CSR Bulk

3rd Draft CSR Bulk

1st Draft available to Public

CSR Effective
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Major modifications of bulk carriers rules after the first draft

Larger uniform corrosion wastage allowances for transverse bulkheads and side shell in line with 95% probability of non-exceedance (instead of 90%) Thickness rounding procedure is modified, due to harmonisation between CSR Tank and CSR Bulk Harmonisation of Ships in Operation requirements between CSR Tank and CSR Bulk Rewritten FEM procedure: Finite element models are now only three holds models, with modified boundary conditions to provide same results between direct and superposition methods Modification of loading cases to be considered in Direct strength analysis Compliance with new SOLAS requirements for flooding of DSS bulk carriers Torsional loading to be considered for the hatch corners Mandatory GRAB notation for grab loading and steel coil requirements

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CSR Expected way forward for IACS Common Structural Rules

Long term harmonization

Feedback period

Harmonization plan

Harmonization work within IACS

Implementation Harmonized CSR into force

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

External industry hearing

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What is CSR?
Rules covering structural requirement for Bulk Carriers and Tankers A Rule set utilising state of the art computational methods for more extensive direct calculations Vessels built to CSR shall have overall safety of the hull structure equivalent to or better than that currently achieved by present rules Safety level exceeding any IACS members existing Rules.

Safety level

IACS CSR Individual society Rules

Requirements
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The IACS Common Structural Rules covers

IACS Common Structural Rules for Bulk Carriers L 90m and above

IACS Common Structural Rules for Double Hull Oil Tankers L 150m and above

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Why CSR?
To obtain control over the minimum safety level during the operation phase To eliminate competition between class societies with respect to structural requirements and standards To employ the combined experience and recourses of all IACS societies to develop a single standard, or set of Rules To ensure that a vessel meeting this new standard will be recognised by the industry as being at least as safe and robust as would have been required by any of the existing Rules

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DNVs commitment to support the industry

DNVs well established Nauticus Hull program has undergone a major upgrade to provide efficient support for the new Rules. An extensive training program has been implemented for all approval units enabling our staff to be well prepared to provide efficient and local support Offer training programs to designers and yards Offer assistance and design reviews for the purpose of upgrading existing designs to comply with CSR Offer pre contract service in general

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Why software support for the new Rules is so critical

The new rule requirements introduce a radical shift towards more computerisation of the rule formulations and structural assessment. Hence, good software support is critical for any Class to provide timely and rational support to ship-owners as well as designers and shipbuilders. Efficient software contributes to ensure safe design while shortening the design time.

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Nauticus Hull for CSR Bulk - compartment plan and loads shared among all applications
Easy and efficient to analyse many cross sections in Section Scantlings according to the CSR Bulk prescriptive rules:

Hull girder requirements H-ULS (hull girder ultimate capacity) Yielding

- Local pressures - Intact and flooding

Buckling
- DIN Standard

Steel coil
- Line loads

Grab loading Minimum scantlings

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Nauticus Hull CSR Bulk - Direct Strength Analysis, FEA

New Workflow Manager New tool for defining compartment plan and loads New efficient FE tool that will shorten design time SESAM GeniE
- Modelling of cargo hold model and local models - Meshing - Automatic Rule loads import (interfacing with new compartment and loads tool) - FE solver integrated SESAM Sestra - Integrated Post Processing/Code Checking (Buckling Check, Yield Check and deformation Check)

SESAM Xtract for detailed result presentation and stress evaluation Other SESAM modules (Submod, Cutres)
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Does CSR provide any benefits to the industry?

Greater transparency of the technical background to the Rules All IACS societies will cooperate to maintain a single Rule set Competition will be focused on service level, i.e. newbuilding and SiO support The net scantling principle, i.e. the minimum allowable scantlings during the operational lifetime of the vessel is defined as the net scantlings for the newbuilding design Reduced cost for ship yards by relating to one set of structural Rules only The intention of the new Rules is to encourage the design and construction of robust tankers and bulk carriers and to eliminate competition on scantlings The minimum fatigue design life is set to 25 year North Atlantic environment. The corrosion additions that have been established takes into account the location and the environment to which the structural members surface is subjected Stringent and clarified requirements to critical areas

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Net scantling approach

Net scantling to be maintained through the ship life Corrosion addition corresponding to the corrosive environment added on top of the net thickness Renewal thickness to be identified on drawings at newbuliding stage
Corrosion addition including owners extra

Wastage allowance 2.5 year diminution

Thickness

Required net thickness

Renewal thickness

New building
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Critical areas Stringent and clarified requirements

Increased safety factor for single side shell according to Solas XII Longitudinals in way of the hopper tank at shell are most exposed to fatigue cracks. CSR require 25 years operational life in North Atlantic.

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Critical areas Stringent and clarified requirements

Fatigue check of main frame connection to hopper sloping plating and improved steel grade for bracket and adjacent side plating

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Critical areas Stringent and clarified requirements

Fatigue check of inner bottom plating connection with lower stool and hopper sloping plating

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Critical areas Stringent and clarified requirements

Transverse bulkhead and lower stool
Fatigue check of lower stool and corrugated bulkhead connection

Mandatory strengthening for grab loading

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Critical areas Stringent and clarified requirements

IACS UR S21 (Rev. 4) for Hatch Covers and Hatch Coamings

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CSR Bulk - Application

Applicable for Bulk Carriers with L 1 April 2006, where:
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90 m signed for construction after

Bulk Carrier is a sea going self-propelled ship which are constructed generally with single deck, double bottom, hopper side tanks and with single or double side skin construction in cargo length area and intended primarily to carry dry cargoes in bulk.

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Typical Bulk Carrier Class notation before CSR

1A1 Bulk Carrier ESP Nauticus(Newbuilding) BC-A holds 2,4,6 and 8 may be empty
for Bulk Carriers L > 150m designed to carry dry bulk cargoes of cargo density 1.0 t/m3 and above with specified holds empty at maximum draught. This notation implies that the ship is designed for alternate loading.

IB(+) is optional

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Typical Bulk Carrier Class notation after CSR

1A1 Bulk Carrier ESP CSR BC-A GRAB(20) holds 2,4,6 and 8 may be empty
for Bulk Carriers L > 150m designed to carry dry bulk cargoes of cargo density 1.0 t/m3 and above with specified holds empty at maximum draught. This notation implies that the ship is designed for alternate loading. GRAB [X] minimum X = 20 t unladen grab, mandatory

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