Structural Analysis of Polar Icebreaker Bows.

• Main Authors: Fey, Edgar, Pilkey, Walter, Estes, Phillip
• Other Authors: IIT RESEARCH INST CHICAGO IL
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1968
• Subjects: Marine Engineering; *ICEBREAKERS; STRUCTURAL PROPERTIES; COAST GUARD; COMPUTERS; COMPUTER PROGRAMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; GEOMETRIC FORMS; MATRICES(MATHEMATICS); BOUNDARY VALUE PROBLEMS; TRANSFORMATIONS(MATHEMATICS); SHIP MODELS; BENDING; STRESSES; STRAIN(MECHANICS); SHIP HULLS; SUBROUTINES; BEAMS(STRUCTURAL); PANELS; LOADS(FORCES); ICE; KINETIC ENERGY; DEFORMATION; FORCE(MECHANICS); SUPPORTS; SHIP BOWS; Psi; Icebreaker
• Online Access: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0843248; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD0843248

An icebreaker bow structure was analyzed by the finite element method using the SAMIS structural analysis and matrix interpretive system. Several structural modeling techniques were investigated and a combined model using a detailed stiffened plate representation in the primary area of interest and...