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A shell-dynamics model for marine pipelines of large suspended length

  • Katifeoglou, Stefanos A.;Chatjigeorgiou, Ioannis K.
    • Ocean Systems Engineering
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    • v.5 no.4
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    • pp.301-318
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    • 2015
  • The present investigations introduce the shell-finite element discretization for the dynamics of slender marine pipelines. A long catenary pipeline, corresponding to a particular Steel Catenary Riser (SCR), is investigated under long-standing cyclic loading. The long structure is divided into smaller tubular parts which are discretized with 8-node planar shell elements. The transient analysis of each part is carried out by the implicit time integration scheme, within a Finite Elements (FE) solver. The time varying external loads and boundary conditions on each part are the results of a prior solution of an integrated line-dynamics model. The celebrated FE approximation can produce a more detailed stress distribution along the structural surface than the simplistic "line-dynamics" approach.

A Study on Effect of Shielding Gas on the Mechanical Properties of Inconel 625 FCAW Weldments (인코넬 625 FCAW 용접부 물성에 미치는 보호가스의 영향에 대한 연구)

  • Kim Chan;Kim Dae Sun;An Do Gyeong;Park Gyeong Dong
    • Proceedings of the KWS Conference
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    • v.43
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    • pp.191-193
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    • 2004
  • Inconel 625 is useful in variety of industrial applications because of the resistance to attack in various corrosive media at temperatures from $200^{circ}C$ to over $1090^{circ}C$, in combination with good low- and high-temperature mechanical strength. Recently, this material is also used widely in offshore process piping in order to extend the maintenance term and improve the quality of anti-corrosion. Nowadays, the flux cored wire is developed and applied for the better productivity in several welding position including the vertical position. In this study, the weldability and weldment characteristics of inconel 625 are considered in FCAW weld associated with the several shielding gases in viewpoint of welding productivity.

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Dynamic Analysis of Cable with Intermediate Submerged Buoys for Offshore Applications - Frequency Domain Analysis - (해양응용을 위한 중간잠수부표들이 부착된 케이블의 동적해석)

  • Shin, H.
    • Journal of Ocean Engineering and Technology
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    • v.3 no.2
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    • pp.26-34
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    • 1989
  • 심해에서 사용되는 계류선의 큰 자중(self-weight)에 관련된 문제를 해결하기 위하여 케이블-부표 시스템을 이용하는 것은 매우 큰 도움이 된다. 계류선에 적절한 중간잠수부표(intermediate submerged buoys)를 붙임으로써 계류선에 발생하는 최대 장력을 줄일 수 있고, 따라서 케이블의 직경을 감소시킬 수 있다. 본 논문에서는 중간잠수부표가 부착된 케이블의 비선형 정적 방정식과 선형화된 운동방정식이 유도되고, 주파수 영역해석을 이용하여 케이블의 고유진동수와 케이블 상단에서의 장력을 구하고 그것들에 대한 중간잠수부표의 영향을 조사한다.

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NUMERICAL SIMULATIONS OF FULLY NONLINEAR WAVE MOTIONS IN A DIGITAL WAVE TANK (디지털 파랑 수조 내에서의 비선형 파랑 운동의 수치시뮬레이션)

  • Park, J.C.;Kim, K.S.
    • Journal of computational fluids engineering
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    • v.11 no.4 s.35
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    • pp.90-100
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    • 2006
  • A digital wave tank (DWT) simulation technique has been developed by authors to investigate the interactions of fully nonlinear waves with 3D marine structures. A finite-difference/volume method and a modified marker-and-cell (MAC) algorithm have been used, which are based on the Navier-Stokes (NS) and continuity equations. The fully nonlinear kinematic free-surface condition is implemented by the marker-density function (MDF) technique or the Level-Set (LS) technique developed for one or two fluid layers. In this paper, some applications for various engineering problems with free-surface are introduced and discussed. It includes numerical simulation of marine environments by simulation equipments, fully nonlinear wave motions around offshore structures, nonlinear ship waves, ship motions in waves and marine flow simulation with free-surface. From the presented simulations, it seems that the developed DWT simulation technique can handle various engineering problems with free-surface and reliably predict hydrodynamic features due to the fully-nonlinear wave motions interacting with such marine structures.

Optimum seat design for the quadruple offset butterfly valve by analysis of variance with orthogonal array

  • Lee, Sang-Beom;Lee, Dong-Myung
    • Journal of Advanced Marine Engineering and Technology
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    • v.38 no.8
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    • pp.961-967
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    • 2014
  • In onshore and offshore plant engineering, a broad use of pipe system have been achieved and accordingly related technologies has been developed especially in the field of flow control valves. The aim of this study is to suggest the quadruple offset butterfly valve for bi-directional applications which show equivalent operating torque characteristics of the triple offset butterfly valve. Seat design parameters for the quadruple offset butterfly valve are determined by the proposed method utilizing both ANOVA (analysis of variance) and the orthogonal array. Through additive model considering the effect of design parameters on seating torque, mean estimation is performed and thus its optimization results are verified by design of experiment results. The insight obtained from the present study is beneficial for valve design engineers to develop reliable and integrated design of the quadruple offset butterfly valve.

Study on Applicability of Ultimate Strength Design Formula for Sandwich Panels - Application Cases of Double Hull Tanker Bottom Structures

  • Kim, Bong Ju
    • Journal of Ocean Engineering and Technology
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    • v.34 no.2
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    • pp.97-109
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    • 2020
  • In this study, ultimate strength characteristics of clamped sandwich panels with metal faces and an elastic isotropic core under combined in-plane compression and lateral pressure loads are investigated to verify the applicability of the ultimate strength design formula for ship structures. Alternative elastomer-cored steel sandwich panels are selected instead of the conventional bottom stiffened panels for a Suezmax-class tanker and then the ultimate strength characteristics of the selected sandwich panels are examined by using nonlinear finite element analysis. The change in the ultimate strength characteristics due to the change in the thickness of the face plate and core as well as the amplitude of lateral pressure are summarized and compared with the results obtained by using the ultimate strength design formula and nonlinear finite element analysis. The insights and conclusions developed in the present study will be useful for the design and development of applications for sandwich panels in double hull tanker structures.

Shear Design of Deep Beam with Variable Depth (변단면 깊은 보의 전단설계)

  • Choi, Jeong-Ho;Kim, Tae-Wan;Lee, Seung-Hun;Eom, Jang-Sub;Jin, Chi-Sub
    • Proceedings of the Korea Concrete Institute Conference
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    • 2004.11a
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    • pp.377-380
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    • 2004
  • Reinforced concrete deep beams are commonly used in many structural applications, including transfer girders. pile caps, foundation walls. and offshore structures. In this paper. the shear behavior and reinforcement effects of simply supported reinforced concrete deep beam with variable depth subject to concentrated loads have been scrutinized using strut-and-tie model to verify the effects of variable depth. The analysis results show that strut-and-tie Model of ACI 318-02 code is very effective method to design of simply supported reinforced concrete deep beam with variable depth.

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Motion and Total Force Distribution for a Floating Marine Structure in Finite-Depth Water

  • Jin-S.,Chung
    • Bulletin of the Society of Naval Architects of Korea
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    • v.13 no.2
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    • pp.13-43
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    • 1976
  • A potential flow approach is used to develop a method and an associated computer program for floating marine structures of general configuration in wave of all water depths with arbitrary heading. It computes the total force distributions and six degrees-of-freedom motion. The hydrodynamic-force equations and derived become identical under certain assumptions to the equations commonly used by the offshore industry, and the two methods are compared in detail. The computed motions of all six degree agree quite well with model-scale and full-scale experimental data for two typical semisubmersible drilling rigs in finite-depth water. Also the presented motion computations are more accurate than a previous work by the second approach. The present computations use experimentally validated or determined values of frequency-dependent hydrodynamic coefficients with the effects of the free surface and both finite and infinite water depths. The present method generates sufficient computation accuracy to use for practical design applications.

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Single piles under cyclic lateral loads - Full scale tests and numerical modelling

  • Hocine Haouari;Ali Bouafia
    • Geomechanics and Engineering
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    • v.32 no.1
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    • pp.21-34
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    • 2023
  • In order to analyze the effect of the cyclic lateral loading on the response of a pile-soil system, a full-scale single steel pile was subjected to one-way cyclic loading. The test pile was driven into a bi-layered soil consisting of a normally consolidated saturated clay overlying a silty sandy layer, the site being submerged by water up to one meter above the mudline in order to reproduce the conditions of an offshore pile foundation. The aim of this paper is to present the main results of interpretation of the cyclic lateral tests in terms of pile deflections, bending moment, and cyclic P-Y curves. From these latter an absolute secant reaction modulus EAS,N was derived and a simple calculation model of the test single pile is proposed based on this modulus. Two applications of the proposed model are carried out, one with a 2D finite element modelling, and the second with a load transfer curves-based method.

A Study on p-y Curves with Pressuremeter Tests in Jeju Basalt Rock (공내재하시험을 이용한 제주 현무암의 p-y 곡선 연구)

  • Yang, Ki-Ho;Huh, Jong-Chul;Park, Jeong-Jun
    • Journal of the Korean Geosynthetics Society
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    • v.14 no.4
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    • pp.129-137
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    • 2015
  • Recently, offshore wind farms are increasingly expected, because there are huge resource and large site in offshore. Jeju island has optimum condition for constructing a wind energy farm. Unlike the mainland, Jeju island has stratified structure distribution between rock layers sediments due to volcanic activation. In these case, it can be occur engineering problems in whole structures as well as the safety of foundation as the thickness and distribution of sediment under top rock layer can not support sufficiently the structure. One of the most obvious applications of the pressuremeter test is the solution of the problem of laterally loaded piles. A hyperbolic non-linear p-y criterion for rock is developed in this study that can be used in LPILE program, to predict the deflection, moment, and shear reponses of a shaft under the applied lateral loads. Finally, a comparison between the predicted and measured response at two different sites is shown to give an idea of the accuracy of the IFP method.