COMMITTEE V.1 ACCIDENTAL LIMIT STATES

Bruce Quinton, Gaetano De Luca, Topan Firmandha, Mihkel Körgesaar, Hervé Le Sourne, Ken Nahshon, Gabriele Notaro, Kourosh Parsa, Smiljko Rudan, Katsuyuki Suzuki, Osiris Valdez Banda, Carey Walters, Deyu Wang, Zhaolong Yu

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Abstract

Ships and offshore structures may be subject to accidental actions during their operation. Design for preventing or minimizing the effects of accidents is termed accidental limit states (ALS) design and is characterized by preventing/minimizing loss of life, environmental damage, and loss of the structure. Collision, grounding, dropped objects, explosion, and fire are traditional accident categories. ALS design seeks to improve the outcomes of accidents by designing in flexibility/redundancy/durability that will permit the operator & crew to deal with the accident more effectively. Mitigations such as redundant systems, fault tolerant systems, and structural-system-level ductility will tend to improve accident outcomes. ALS design is inherently a scenario-driven exercise. Different structures may be subject to different accident scenarios depending on the type of structure and its intended purpose. Determination of appropriate accident scenarios for a particular structure for a particular operation is typically performed via hazard and risk assessment.

In general, this committee report discusses newer publications (from approximately 2017 to mid-2021) and references older publications as required for clarity. Chapter 1 introduces the basic terminology, definitions and background information required to discuss ALS. Chapter 2 presents an overview of rule and code design for ALS. Chapter 3 discusses accident hazard and risk analysis. Chapter 4 discusses recent publications relating to analytical, experimental, and numerical modeling of ALS. Chapter 5 discusses ALS related publications for new and emerging research areas. Chapter 6 presents a summary and the recommendations of this committee report. Finally, the appendix contains a benchmark study examining the capability of commercially available finite element analysis software to predict fracture for structures subject to an evolving state of stress. The benchmark study models novel large-pendulum impact experiments on full-scale ship structures.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 21st International Ship and Offshore Structures Congress, ISSC 2022
EditorsXiaozhi Wang, Neil Pegg
PublisherSociety of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers
Pages1-90
Number of pages90
Volume2
ISBN (Electronic)979-8-3507-0678-9
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2022
MoE publication typeA4 Conference publication
EventInternational Ship and Offshore Structures Congress - Vancouver, Canada
Duration: 11 Sept 202215 Sept 2022
Conference number: 21

Publication series

NameProceedings of the 21st International Ship and Offshore Structures Congress, ISSC 2022
Volume2

Conference

ConferenceInternational Ship and Offshore Structures Congress
Abbreviated titleISSC
Country/TerritoryCanada
CityVancouver
Period11/09/202215/09/2022

Keywords

  • Accident Risk Assessment
  • Accidental Limit States
  • Benchmark
  • Collision
  • Consequence Analysis
  • Explosion
  • Fire
  • Grounding
  • Nonlinear Structural Behaviour
  • Resilience

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