This study investigated the effects of pneumatic fenders on prevention structural damage from collisions between a ship-shaped offshore installation and shuttle tanker during side-by-side offloading operations. A nonlinear finite element modelling technique was developed to simulate kinetic energy absorption behaviour collisions. Full-scale were physically tested validate computational model at...

Replacement by aluminum for the closure panels is one of the common methods for lightening car body. However the application used to be limited into shallow drawing parts like hood because of its low stamping formability. As a solution to cover the low stamping formability of aluminum, Blow forming technology of aluminum which is one of the superplastic forming technologies has been researched ...

The article is devoted to the study of innovative transport technologies for transportation liquefied natural gas by sea along Northern Sea Route. attention researchers was directed mooring in conditions Far North. In case cargo Route, there a need continuous movement view peculiarities Arctic Ocean and danger icing stopping flow. To ensure continuity flow it necessary provide refueling transpo...

The paper presents the studies carried out on a big storage gas tank for seismic vulnerability assessment and retrofit through isolation system. This Gasometer, constructed in early eighties, consists steel cylinder of 70 m height 44 diameter. bearing structure is composed by classical frame closed with curved plates. Inside tank, piston-fender rubber sealing system allow variation container vo...