A methodology for calculating the correlation factors to combine the long-term dynamic stress components of ship structure from various loads in seas is presented. The proposed methodology is valid for a stationary ergodic narrow-banded Gaussian process. The total combined stress in short-term sea states is expressed by linear summation of the component stresses with the corresponding combination factors. This expression is proven to be mathematically exact when applied to a single random sea. The long-term total stress is similarly expressed by linear summation of component stresses with appropriate combination factors. The stress components considered here are due to wave-induced vertical bending moment, wave-induced horizontal bending moment, external wave pressure, and internal tank pressure. For application, the stress combination factors are calculated for longitudinal stiffeners in midship cargo and ballast tanks of a crude oil tanker. It is found that the combination factors strongly depend on wave heading and period in the short-term sea states. It is also found that the combination factors are not sensitive to the selected probability of exceedance level of the stress in the long-term sense.
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Stress Combination for Fatigue Analysis of Ship Structures
Alexander J. Fyfe
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Yung S. Shin
Booki Kim
Alexander J. Fyfe
J. Offshore Mech. Arct. Eng. May 2005, 127(2): 175-181 (7 pages)
Published Online: December 22, 2004
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June 4, 2004
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December 22, 2004
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Shin, Y. S., Kim, B., and Fyfe, A. J. (December 22, 2004). "Stress Combination for Fatigue Analysis of Ship Structures." ASME. J. Offshore Mech. Arct. Eng. May 2005; 127(2): 175–181. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.1924399
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