structural analysis of a ship's deck
This structural analysis was done for a French ship-operator who was planning to equip his newly-purchased inland barge with towing and mooring winches. The analysis revealed that the installation of the winches would generate excessive stresses in the main deck. The means of strengthening the deck were further proposed and verified.
The analysis was done using the finite element analysis software FEMAP Nastran.
The analysis was done using the finite element analysis software FEMAP Nastran.
The image on the left shows the results of the preliminary structural analysis of the installation of a mooring winch in the aft portion of the barge's main deck. The analysis was performed using FEMAP Nastran. The analysis reveals that the pulling force on the mooring winch would generate stresses and permanent deformations in the deck.
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