DETERMINATION OF WAVE BENDING LOADS ON A 40 KNOT, LONG SLENDER OPEN TOPPED CONTAINERSHIP THROUGH MODEL TESTS AND HYDRODYNAMIC CALCULATIONS WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO THE EFFECTS OF HULL FLEXIBILITY ON FATIGUE LIFE

摘要

This paper outlines the work undertaken to determine the design global loads on a high speed transatlantic pentamaran containership. Prediction of the design loads was performed by two classification societies, each calculating different loads. An extensive series of model tests was performed with a segmented model in order to gain some valuable insight into the reliability of the calculated loads. A detailed description of the model tests is presented along with a discussion of VERES, a computer code developed by MARINTEK, used for the verification of the loads, and the effects of hull flexibility and non-linear springing on the fatigue life of the vessel.