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ForcedVibrationAnalysisofShipStructure ForcedVibrationanalysisofShipStructure SummaryoftheAnalysis:

Theforcedvibration(harmonic)analysisiscarriedoutinordertoestimatetheresponseofthe structure against harmonic exciting forces at certain frequency range. The major excitation forcessourcesarepropellerandmainengine.Theanalysisiscarriedoutfortheseforcesandat theirfrequencyofoperation.Thevelocityofvibrationischeckedagainsttheallowablecriteria ofISO69542000andsuitablemodificationsaresuggestedifrequired.

Modelpreparationisbrieflysummedupas:
Modeling:Alltheplatesaremodeledasshellelementsandthestiffenersaremodeledasbeam elements. Meshing:Suitablemeshsizeistobegiveninordertogenerateuniformmesh. GlobalMeshSize:Threetofourstiffenerspacingoverentireregion(ABSguidelines) Local Mesh Size: Number of elements between stiffeners can range from one to six basedontheaccuracyrequiredandthecomputationtime.(ABSguidelines) ThumbRule:Meshsizeequaltohalfthestiffenerspacingcanbegiven.

LightWeightDistribution: Allthenonstructuralitems aretobe givenaslumpedmassatthe appropriate locations. An equivalent density also can be specified for the items whose exact distributionisnotknown.

Fig.1Geometryoftheship

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