On ultimate strength of an inland waterway barge

Due to the sudden nature of hull girder collapse caused by extreme loadings, ultimate strength ships, i.e., capacity, has be evaluated. Ultimate analysis procedures have already been provided within rules classification societies for sea-going ships. However, inland vessels are not fully addressing issue. In addition, literature data on almost negligible, which is alarming, considering frequency grounding and overloading events in navigation. Moreover, vessels' structural elements prone buckling due their slender plates. order evaluate strength, an waterway (IW) barge chosen progressive (PCA) employment. PCA demonstrated that vastly governs a vessel's capacity. Results show extent safety zone between actual loss capacity linear-elastic behavior structure.