AIMS AND CONTENT

AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

Aim of the course is to provide criteria for strength verification of the ship's structural elements. The student will be provided with means for selecting the scantlings of the elements, both with direct approximate computations and using Rule requirements. Concepts and procedures are provided to quantify the main actions loading the ship structure, to define the local structural strengthand for limit state verifications adopted in design practice.

TEACHING METHODS

Lectures and guided computer exercises

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

• Course introduction
• Ship loads
• Structural hierarchy
• Effective width
• Buckling
• Direct scantling calculations
• Calcolo delle pressioni dinamiche esterne HSM e BSP
• Progettazione plastica
• Introduction to Common Structural Rules.
• Calculation of external dynamic pressures HSM e BSP
• Plastic design of beams
• Effects of plastic design on hull scantling.
• Explanation of load case, design load scenario concepts
• Evaluation of external loads: bottom slamming, bow impact
• Internal dynamic loads to  solid and dry cargo

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

• Yasuhisa Okumoto · Yu Takeda · Masaki Mano · Tetsuo Okada, 2009. Design of Ship Hull Structures A Practical Guide for Engineers, Springer, ISBN: 978-3-540-88444-6, DOI 10.1007/978-3-540-88445-3
• Alaa Mansour, Donald Liu, 2008. Strength of Ships and Ocean Structures, The Principles of Naval Architecture Series Published by The  Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers 601 Pavonia Avenue Jersey City, NJ
• Yong Bai, 2003. Marine Structural Design, Elsevier. ISBN: 0-08-043921-7

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

Exam Board

DARIO BOOTE (President)

TATIANA PAIS

GIANMARCO VERGASSOLA

TOMASO GAGGERO (President Substitute)

LESSONS

LESSONS START

See official calendar of the Polytechnic School

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

Written and oral

ASSESSMENT METHODS

The student should demonstrate the knowledge of the basic concepts leading to the hull scantling design given the local loads. It should also be able to do direct scantling calculations.  

Exam schedule