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SHIP IMPACT ANALYSIS

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DATAGEN PRECEDE

TOW SEASTATE WAMIT/MORA FLOTATION LAUNCH

COMMON INPUT FILE

MTO SACS IV PILE

GAP SUPERELEMENT PSI COLLAPSE DYNPAC

WAVE RESP DYN RESP

COMBINE COMBINE
COMBINE

COMMON SOLUTION FILE

JOINT CAN POST FATIGUE CONCRETE LDF POSTVUE

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Analysis Objective
Survivability of an offshore structure
subjected to a ship impact event.
Exemple: 5000MT at 0.5m/sec

Analysis Procedure: Collapse module

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Collapse Input file

Collapse options are specified on the CLPOPT line as
follows:

A maximum of 75 iterations is allowed per increment, the

deflection tolerance is 0.1 cm and the rotation tolerance is 0.01
radians.

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Collapse Input file

The load sequence ‘AAAA’ is defined with the use of an
LDSEQ line.

The operational load conditions and the self-weight load condition

are applied prior to the ship impact load condition ‘SHIM’.

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Collapse Input file

Impact is define as follow:

It is necessary to define:
1. An impact joint.
2. An impact load condition. It should be noted that only the applied forces
in any impact load condition are monitored for the work done on the
structure.
3. A kinetic energy at impact.
4. (optionally) a ship/indentation curve.

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Collapse Input file

The impact kinetic energy of the ship can be calculated from the well-known
expression,

where ‘ v’ is the velocity of the ship and ‘m’ is the displacement of the ship.
This calculation can be performed automatically with the use of the ENERGY
line.

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Collapse Input file

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Collapse Analysis
The Collapse analysis is run, by specifying ‘Full Plastic Collapse
Analysis’ under the ‘Static Analysis Tab’.
When 100% of the impact energy has been absorbed. The analysis
terminates the loading of the structure.

Report on the energy absorption in the Collapse Listing File.

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Results Inspection and verification

Collapse Listing File:

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Results Inspection and verification

Energy absorbed by the structure (using collapse view):

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Collapse View

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Collapse View

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Results Inspection and verification

Permanent Deflection

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