A Study on the Dynamic Behavior of Large Scale Floating Structures Using Beam Element Models
By Takashi TSUBOGO , Norihiro BANBA and Hiroo OKADA
ABSTRACT
A number of studies on the dynamic structural analysis of large scale floating structures with length or breadth to the order of several thousands of meters have been done by several authors, as reviewed by MIYAJIMA et al.1) Several studies in the above reports deal with the basic characteristics of the vertical vibrations of the structure modeled as a beam or plate on elastic foundation3)4)5)6)7)8). Especially SUZUKI and YOSHIDA6) have given relatively accurate prediction for the deflection and stress of the structure at lower frequency zone by deriving the analytical solution of such models.
This paper firstly deals with the dynamic behavior of a large scale floating structure(about 4560m×1000m), by the analytical method. Characteristics of the dynamic behavior of the structure are discussed including the characteristic wave number derived by SUZUKI and YOSHIDA. Finally, the dynamic behavior for the same structure replaced with a plane framework is also investigated by applying FEM. The modes and natural circular frequencies obtained are compared with those of the beam analysis. And it is pointed out that not only vertical bending vibrations but horizontal bending vibrations and longitudinal vibrations also are dominant.