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LOCAL JOINT FLEXIBILITY CALCULATION (MSL METHOD)
E
Joint Flexibility (LJF)
Dc Tc d t rad Dc/2Tc d/D LJF axi LJF ipb LJF opb
2700 70 900 30 90 1.571 19.3 0.34 1.16E-06 3.76E-12 1.17E-12
Sample Calculation (Ship Impact)
Sl. Description Equation Unit Remarks
End 1 Mid End 2
INPUT
Member Length (L) 25.00 25.00 25.00 m
Member Diameter (D) 1000.0 1000.0 1000.0 mm
Member Wall thickness (t) 35.0 35.0 35.0 mm
Yield strength (fy) 340.00 340.00 340.00 N/mm
2
Young's Modulus (E) 205000 20500 20500 N/mm
2
Joint Strength Reduction Factors (
A
) 1.00 1.00
Denting Calculation Method
Impact Energy to be absorbed 4.00 4.00 4.00 MJ
Ductility Ratio 10% 10% 10%
PROPERTIES
D/t 28.57 28.57 28.57
Area (Do-di)^2/4 0.106 0.106 0.106 m
2
Moment of Inertia (I) /8 (D
2
. t) 0.014 0.014 0.014 m
4
Elastic section modulus (S) /4 (D
2
. t) 0.027 0.027 0.027 m
3
Calculation Sheet
Project Name GENERAL
Document No.
Subject
Prepared by Checked by
2.10E+05
Chord Brace Angle
For Member
Amdahl
Elastic section modulus (S) 0.027 0.027 0.027
Plastic section modulus (Z) D^2. t 0.035 0.035 0.035 m
3
Plastic Moment (Mp) S. Fy 11.90 11.90 11.90 MJ (1MN-m =1 MJ)
Initial Pu = 8. Mp/L 3.808 3.808 3.808 MN
u = Energy /P - Plastic 1.050 1.050 1.050 m
DENT DEPTH AND ENERGY
Plastic sectn. prop of tube wall (mp) m
p
= t
2
. fy/4 0.104 0.104 0.104 MN
Initial dent depth (di) 0.106 0.106 0.106 m
Actual dent depth (da)
Dent Energy (Eb) 0.269 0.269 0.269 MJ
ITERATION (MID)
0 1 2 3 4 5
Impact Force 3.808 3.118 3.250 3.224 3.229 3.228 MN
Dent depth 0.106 0.071 0.077 0.076 0.076 0.076 m
Dent Energy 0.269 0.148 0.167 0.164 0.164 0.164 MJ
Phi (rad), degree = rad. 180/ pi() 0.664 0.540 0.563 0.559 0.560 0.560 radians
zpi 0.022 0.025 0.024 0.024 0.024 0.024 m
3
mpi 7.585 8.410 8.253 8.283 8.277 8.278 MN-m (MJ)
BRACE DEFLECTION
Displacement from Marshal rotation y 1.549 1.549 1.549 m
Displacement from ductility ratio 0.860 0.860 0.860 m
Maximum brace deflection 1.000 1.000 1.000 m
Displacement from strain hardening rotation 0.782 0.782 0.782 m
Mean value of deflection 1.048 1.048 1.048 m
BRACE IMPACT FORCE AND IMPACT ENERGY
Final Pu 3.23 MN
Brace Energy absorption due to elongation (Pu. w
max
) 3.38 MJ
u= 1.13
VESSEL ENERGY ABSORPTION
Under bow impact 0.00
Under stern impact 0.00
TOTAL ENERGY ABSORPTION (BRACE + DENT + VESSEL)
Total energy absorption 0.27 3.65 0.27 MJ
ONE JOINT WEAKER THAN THE BRACE
Joint strength reduction factor (
A
)
Dent depth
Area
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Calculation Sheet
Project Name GENERAL
Document No.
Subject
Prepared by Checked by
Dent Energy
Brace energy absorption (one joint fail)
TWO JOINTS WEAKER THAN THE BRACE
Joint strength reduction factor (
A =

E
)
Dent depth
Dent Energy
Brace energy absorption (two joints fail)