Design & Verification Methodologies

Technical Bulletin 2012

Summary

Existing class society procedures are based on the prescriptive approach, which implicitly includes a number of different empirical assumptions and a number of important safety factors. The main objective of the specific design methodology procedures is to rationalize the design verification procedures by reducing various uncertainties. Significant improvements to the direct hydro-structure interaction tools have made possible the application of rational methodology. The rational choice of operational conditions remains the main issue. It appears that the software needs to be adapted to reflect more accurately the global navigation conditions encountered by merchant ships, in order to achieve a more realistic ship operational profile. Work on harmonization of the rule and direct calculation approach is ongoing within BV’s Research Department. This is true both for global structural responses as well as for some local issues such as slamming or sloshing impact. Bureau Veritas is the global leader in this field, and the papers presented in this section reflect the state-of-the art technology which is being used and which is becoming increasingly important.

CONTENTS

articles authors

Comparison of different equivalent design waves with spectral analysis

G. de Hauteclocque, Q. Derbanne & A. El-Gharbaoui

Comparison of design wave approach and short term approach with increased wave height in the evaluation of whipping induced bending moment

Q. Derbanne, F. Bigot & G. de Hauteclocque

Effects of directionality of the waves in the mooring systems design 

F. C. Rezende & C. Brun

Discussion on Hydroelastic Contribution to Fatigue Damage of Containerships

Q. Derbanne , F.-X. Sireta, F. Bigot & G. de Hauteclocque

Sloshing loads determination application to floating gas storage and liquefaction units (FLNG, FSRU)

L. Diebold, N. Moirod, T. Gazzola & E. Baudin

Methodology for LNG Terminals (FLNG, FSRU & LNGRV) 

L. Diebold, T. Gazzola & E. Baudin

Influence of Sampling Rates on Sloshing Pressures Prediction

B. Fillon, J. Henry, E. Baudin, L. Diebold & Q. Derbanne

An Alternate Impact Measurement for the Sloshing Impact Pressures

E. Baudin, B. Fillon & L. Diebold

Conventional and linear statistical moments applied in extreme value analysis of non-gaussian response of jack-ups

L. Sant’Anna do Nascimento, L. V. Sudati Sagrilo & G. B. Ellwanger

Studies for anchoring a pipeline subject to “pipeline walking”

A. Castelo, N. S. Galgoul, R. S. Parrilha, A. Ibañez Cortés & M. Cuevas

Design life: How Classification will deal with the shifting from the traditional 20y design life to 40 or more

P. Cambos & J. Esteve

Enhanced Evacuation Scenarios - Background and Recommendations

A. Breuillard

Test Application of Second Generation IMO Intact Stability Criteria on a Large Sample of Ships

C. Wandji & P. Corrignan

Small fishing vessels study and modelling for the improvement of the behaviour in extreme seas

A. Pagès, J.-J. Maisonneuve, C. Wandji, P. Corrignan & B. Vincent