A novel numerical model approach for examining ship berthing impact on floating piers

This paper presents the results of an investigation into the impact of ship berthing upon floating piers using highly advanced numerical software Abaqus. The ship and floating piers were modeled as solid bodies. For the first time, the effect of soil on the total energy absorption of the system was...

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Main Authors: Chegenizadeh, Amin, Ghadimi, Behzad, Nikraz, Hamid, Heshmati, E.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Journal of Engineering Science & Technology © School of Engineering, Taylor’s University 2015
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/45622
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author Chegenizadeh, Amin
Ghadimi, Behzad
Nikraz, Hamid
Heshmati, E.
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Ghadimi, Behzad
Nikraz, Hamid
Heshmati, E.
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description This paper presents the results of an investigation into the impact of ship berthing upon floating piers using highly advanced numerical software Abaqus. The ship and floating piers were modeled as solid bodies. For the first time, the effect of soil on the total energy absorption of the system was considered using both elastic and elastic-perfectly plastic soil models. First the results for the elastic soil model were compared to and verified by the existing literature using a spring soil model.Then a continuum soil model was utilized instead of a spring soil model, with the results showing 27% higher energy absorption compared to the spring model. The investigation also considered a model with soil as an elastic-perfectly plastic material, being more aligned with the soil material’s real behavior. With this model the results produced 1% more energy absorption as the soil did not reach plastic failure.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-456222017-01-30T15:22:06Z A novel numerical model approach for examining ship berthing impact on floating piers Chegenizadeh, Amin Ghadimi, Behzad Nikraz, Hamid Heshmati, E. dynamic interaction Offshore systems Abaqus Beth impact soil-pier system This paper presents the results of an investigation into the impact of ship berthing upon floating piers using highly advanced numerical software Abaqus. The ship and floating piers were modeled as solid bodies. For the first time, the effect of soil on the total energy absorption of the system was considered using both elastic and elastic-perfectly plastic soil models. First the results for the elastic soil model were compared to and verified by the existing literature using a spring soil model.Then a continuum soil model was utilized instead of a spring soil model, with the results showing 27% higher energy absorption compared to the spring model. The investigation also considered a model with soil as an elastic-perfectly plastic material, being more aligned with the soil material’s real behavior. With this model the results produced 1% more energy absorption as the soil did not reach plastic failure. 2015 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/45622 Journal of Engineering Science & Technology © School of Engineering, Taylor’s University fulltext
spellingShingle dynamic interaction
Offshore systems
Abaqus
Beth impact
soil-pier system
Chegenizadeh, Amin
Ghadimi, Behzad
Nikraz, Hamid
Heshmati, E.
A novel numerical model approach for examining ship berthing impact on floating piers
title A novel numerical model approach for examining ship berthing impact on floating piers
title_full A novel numerical model approach for examining ship berthing impact on floating piers
title_fullStr A novel numerical model approach for examining ship berthing impact on floating piers
title_full_unstemmed A novel numerical model approach for examining ship berthing impact on floating piers
title_short A novel numerical model approach for examining ship berthing impact on floating piers
title_sort novel numerical model approach for examining ship berthing impact on floating piers
topic dynamic interaction
Offshore systems
Abaqus
Beth impact
soil-pier system
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/45622