Operational reliability study of ice loads acting on oil tanker bow

• Published in: Heliyon
• Main Authors: Zhang, Jian, Gaidai, Oleg, Ji, Hegang, Xing, Yihan
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd. 2023
• Subjects: konstruksjoner og materialer; tankskip; Arktis; polar teknologi; sjøis; global oppvarming; VDP::Teknologi: 500::Bygningsfag: 530::Konstruksjonsteknologi: 533; Arctic; Arctic Ocean; Dyna; Arktis*; Climate change
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3088294; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e15189

As a result of climate change, the Arctic glaciers start to melt, and the summer season arrives, making it acceptable for trade ships. There is still shattered ice in the saltwater even though the Arctic glaciers melt in the summer. The stochastic ice loading on the ship's hull is a complex shi...