Professional paper
https://doi.org/10.18048/2022.04.08
Structural Analysis of Hybrid Ro-Pax Ferry
Darin Majnarić
; Faculty of Engineering University of Rijeka, Vukovarska 58, Rijeka, Croatia
Davor Bolf
orcid.org/0000-0001-5266-2194
; Faculty of Engineering University of Rijeka, Vukovarska 58, Rijeka, Croatia
Albert Zamarin
orcid.org/0000-0003-2691-5973
; Faculty of Engineering University of Rijeka, Vukovarska 58, Rijeka, Croatia
Abstract
With the aim of improving the environmental sustainability in the field of maritime transport and with
special reference to multimodality and ‘green’ solutions for coastal transport, within the METRO project
(Maritime Environment-friendly TRanspOrt systems), funded under the Interreg VA CBC Programme
Italy-Croatia, a project of a hybrid Ro-Pax medium range ferry for coastal navigation in the Adriatic
area is developed. The paper presents a part of the conceptual design for the assessment of the global
hull structure strength, which is not common for this phase of the project, and that is the structural
analysis of the complete ship. For this purpose, a detailed computer model of the geometry of the whole
ship was made, which includes all primary and basic secondary structural elements, with the aim that
such a model can serve later as a good basis for classification and workshop documentation production
during contract phase. Additionally, a preliminary calculation of the scantlings of the complete ship
was performed according to BV rules and regulations using the MARS2000 software package, with
regard to bending and buckling. Loads were modeled according to real conditions for two unfavorable
loading conditions, and static linear analysis was performed using the LS-DYNA software package.
The global analysis of bending strength in still water could reveal problematic areas in the structure.
Keywords
Preliminary design; Ro-Pax; hull structure; FEA
Hrčak ID:
278667
URI
Publication date:
24.4.2022.
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