High Cycle Fatigue Analysis Of A Lower Hopper Knuckle Connection Of A Large Bulk Carrier Under Dynamic Loading

• Main Authors: Kapnopoulou, Vaso K., Caridis, Piero
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Zenodo 2017
• Subjects: Lower hopper knuckle; high cycle fatigue; finite element method; dynamic load cases.; Arctic; Canada; Niemi; Newfoundland
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1129154; https://zenodo.org/record/1129154

The fatigue of ship structural details is of major concern in the maritime industry as it can generate fracture issues that may compromise structural integrity. In the present study, a fatigue analysis of the lower hopper knuckle connection of a bulk carrier was conducted using the Finite Element Me...