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Ship Structural Failure Modes

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  Ship Structural Failure Modes Cracks can occur due to fatigue and brittle fracture. Buckling is due to in plane compressive stresses during hogging and sagging of the ships. An Indent occurs during cargo handling. Any dent in the plate due to lateral hitting of the ship by external vessels like tugs is in Indent. Corrosion is one of the main failure modes that presents always in the maritime field. 1.        CRACKS: Most of the cracks that occur in ship are due to fatigue. Fatigue is the failure of a material by cyclic loading. A large number of complicated welded plate joints can be found in an ocean- going ship. During the service time of the vessel these plates are exposed to time-varying loads caused by the irregular seaway, the propulsion system, and changes in the loading conditions. Hard spots, such as connections between longitudinal stiffeners and web frames, where local rises in stress intensity can be found, may therefore be prone to f...
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2 stroke engine and 4 stroke engine vibration characteristics

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  2 stroke engine and 4 stroke engine vibration characteristics Two-stroke engines typically have a higher vibration frequency than four-stroke engines due to their simpler design and the fact that the power stroke occurs twice as often in a two-stroke engine for every revolution of the crankshaft. This can lead to a rougher or more "buzzy" feeling when operating a two-stroke engine. On the other hand, four-stroke engines have a lower vibration frequency because the power stroke only occurs once every two revolutions of the crankshaft, which can result in a smoother operation. Additionally, four-stroke engines are typically more complex in design with additional components such as valves and camshafts which can help dampen engine vibrations. In addition to the vibration frequency, the magnitude of the vibration is also different between two-stroke and four-stroke engines. Two-stroke engines often have a higher amplitude of vibration because they have fewer components to absor...
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How ship float on water?

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How ship float on water?  
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Trend's in Marine Engineering

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 Trend's in Marine Engineering Emphasis on sustainability and environmental protection: There has been a trend towards the development of more efficient and environmentally friendly marine vehicles, such as electric and hybrid propulsion systems, and the use of alternative fuels like biofuels and LNG. Advancements in materials and technologies: There has been a focus on the use of advanced materials and technologies to improve the safety, reliability, and performance of marine systems. Growth of offshore renewable energy: The development of offshore renewable energy generation, such as wind and wave power, has led to the growth of specialized marine engineering technologies and systems for the construction and maintenance of offshore energy facilities. Increased automation and digitalization: There has been a trend towards the increased automation and digitalization of marine systems, including the use of sensors, data analytics, and autonomous systems to improve efficiency and ...
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Superelement

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  Superelement:   1. What is superelement and why it is used in FEA? : A superelement is a reduced representation of a structure. 2 .  Why it is used:  :  To reduce the solution time of solver without affecting accuracy 3. Types of superelement? a.Static condensation superelement - This method reduces the elastic FE model and load  vectors (e.g., points and pressure) to the interface degrees of freedom b. Dynamic reduction superelement - This method reduces the elastic FE model to the interface degrees of freedom and a set of normal modes, which are generated from static modes and  normal modes analyses. c. Component dynamic superelement - This method is efficient for models under iterative  loading
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Finite Element Mesh Quality Parameter

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  Finite Element Mesh Quality Parameter: ·          Aspect Ratio :  The element aspect ratio in a 2D element or a face of a 3D element is the ratio between the longest and shortest element dimensions ·          Skewness: s kewing is defined as the deviation of vertex angles ( 𝛽 ) from 90° for quadrilateral shaped elements, and from 60° for triangularly shaped elements. ·          Warpage: When element nodes are not in the same plane, the element is warped. ·          Max / Min length : Maximum and minimum dimension of the element ·          Max / Min Angle Quadrilateral / Triangular : Individual maximum and minimum angles of the element. ·          Jacobian Ratio - A scale factor to describe the transformation of the coordi...
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Fatigue Analysis Procedure

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  Fatigue Analysis Procedure: Fatigue Analysis      About 90% of service failures are caused by fatigue that leads to a fracture, and sometimes the     failure locations predicted from the static or dynamic analysis are different from the test and field      observations . One of the reasons for this is that the failure is caused by fatigue damage.         
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