Fatigue Sensitivity Analysis of a Ship Structural Detail

Abstract

In the paper, a FEM analysis used for fatigue assessment, based on the rules, was done. The approach for fatigue assessment in the early design stage of the ship structure has been developed. To overcome the challenges due to limited information in the early design stage, generic structural elements and predefined fatigue-critical details were chosen. This allows for the development of a common approach for different ship types, which is also applicable for optimization purpose