Monitoring result analyses of high slope of five-step ship lock in the Three Gorges Project

The construction of the double-lane five-step ship lock of the Three Gorges Project （TGP） wascommenced in 1994, the excavation of the ship lock was completed by the end of 1999, and the ship lockwas put in operation in June 2003. The side slopes of the ship lock are characterized by great height（170 m）, steepness （70 m in height of upright slope）, and great length （over 7000 m in total length）. Inassociation with the ship lock, the surrounding rocks in slope have a high potential to deform, withwhich the magnitude of deformation is restricted. Monitoring results show that the deformation of thefive-step ship lock high slopes of the TGP primarily occurred in excavation period, and deformationtended to be stable and convergent during operation period, suggesting the allowable ranges of deformation.At present, the slopes and lock chambers are stable, and the ship lock works well under normaloperation condition, enabling the social and economic benefits of the TGP. 2015 Institute of Rock and Soil Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences. Production and hosting byElsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Numerical Study of Viscous Wave-Making Resistance of Ship Navigation in Still Water

The prediction of a ship＇s resistance especially the viscous wave-making resistance is an important issue in CFD applications. In this paper, the resistances of six ships from hull 1 to hull 6 with different hull forms advancing in still water are numerically studied using the solver naoe-FOAM-SJTU, which was developed based on the open source code package OpenFOAM. Different components of the resistances are computed and compared while considering two speed conditions （12 kn and 16 kn）. The resistance of hull 3 is the smallest while that of hull 5 is the largest at the same speed. The results show hull 3 is a good reference for the design of similar ships, which can provide some valuable guidelines for hull form optimization.

Formal safety assessment and application of the navigation simulators for preventing human error in ship operations

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has encouraged its member countries to introduce Formal Safety Assessment (FSA) for ship operations since the end of the last century. FSA can be used through certain formal assessing steps to generate effective recommendations and cautions to control marine risks and improve the safety of ships. On the basis of the brief introduction of FSA, this paper describes the ideas of applying FSA to the prevention of human error in ship operations. It especially discusses the investigation and analysis of the information and data using navigation simulators and puts forward some suggestions for the introduction and development of the FSA research work for safer ship operations.

Structure Analysis of Locking Mechanism of Gear-Rack Typed Ship-Lift

Contact nonlinear theory was researched. Contact problem was transformed into optimization problem containing Lagrange multiplier, and unsymmetrical stiffness matrix was transformed into symmetrical stiffness matrix. A finite element analysis （FEA） model defining more than 300 contact pairs for long nut-short screw locking mechanism of a large-scale vertical gear-rack typed ship-lift was built. Using augmented Lagrange method and symmetry algorithm of contact element stiffness, the FEA model was analyzed, and the contact stress of contact interfaces and the von Mises stress of key parts were obtained. The results show that the design of the locking mechanism meets the requirement of engineering, and this method is effective for solving large stole nonlinear contact pairs.

Numerical Prediction of Hydrodynamic Forces on A Ship Passing Through A Lock

While passing through a lock, a ship usually undergoes a steady forward motion at low speed. Owing to the size restriction of lock chamber, the shallow water and bank effects on the hydrodynamic forces acting on the ship may be remarkable, which may have an adverse effect on navigation safety. However, the complicated hydrodynamics is not yet fully understood. This paper focuses on the hydrodynamic forces acting on a ship passing through a lock. The unsteady viscous flow and hydrodynamic forces are calculated by applying an unsteady RANS code with a RNG k-e turbulence model. User-defined function （UDF） is compiled to define the ship motion. Meanwhile, the grid regeneration is dealt with by using the dynamic mesh method and sliding interface technique. Numerical study is carried out for a bulk carrier ship passing through the Pierre Vandamme Lock in Zeebrugge at the model scale. The proposed method is validated by comparing the numerical results with the data of captive model tests. By analyzing the numerical results obtained at different speeds, water depths and eccentricities, the influences of speed, water depth and eccentricity on the hydrodynamic forces are illustrated. The numerical method proposed in this paper can qualitatively predict the ship-lock hydrodynamic interaction. It can provide certain guidance on the manoeuvring and control of ships passing through a lock.

On the treatment of thermal cracks in lining concrete of water conveyance system of Three Gorges Project permanent ship locks

A comprehensive investigation was performed for repairing the different types of cracks appearing on the surface or inside the concrete lining at various depths.The mate- rial properties used in grouting and two methods for crack repair were discussed in details, and consequently reliable repair measures were proposed and implemented.It is a better choice to adopt the hole-drilling method for the relatively regular crack.The grouting pres- sure should not be too high and it is generally between 0.4～0.6 MPa.For the second time grouting,the pressure maybe increased to 0.8 MPa.Other method is the pasting nozzles method which is more suitable for irregular cracks such as cracks with intensive density and crossing cracks.Its grouting pressure is generally between 0.6～1.0 MPa.The in-situ tests in Three Gorges Project demonstrate favorably the feasibility and applicability of the proposed methods for crack repair within the lining concrete.

Elucidation of Latent Risk of Navigation Using an Actual Ship Behavior Analysis

In recent years, maritime transportation has played an important role in global economy development. As a result, ship traffic has become more congested. Moreover, ship navigation is susceptible to weather and environmental conditions, and in some cases, it may become dangerous. Therefore, vessels are subjected to high-risk navigation conditions. To understand the latent risk of ship navigation, this study focused on the actual ship behavior. Thus, an analysis of ship behavior was carded out using historical ship navigation based on automatic identification system data. Consequently, a dynamic analysis of the speed and encounter situation was performed. One of the main results of this work was the understanding of the latent risk involved in ships navigating the Seto Inland Sea, which is one of the most congested routes in Japan. Moreover, the risk areas were obtained, and visualized using a geographical information system. The obtained results can be applied to ensure safe navigation and the development of a safe and efficient navigation model.

Simulation Analysis on Navigation Indexes of Wanzhou Yangtze River Highway Bridge after the Anti-Collision Device Construction by Ship Model Test

After the anti-collision facility construction of Wanzhou Yangtze River Highway Bridge, the conditions of navigation in bridge area are complex. In order to study the navigation conditions of the reach and layout optimization measures, ensuring the safety of the ship navigation test has been carried out on the ship model navigation in the bridge area. According to the requirements of the maximum safety limit of the ship model test, the paper puts forward the best route, the control method and the difficulty of navigation through the analysis of the test results, and finally gives the recommendations and suggestions.

E-Navigation架构下船舶引航系统

为了提高引航调度效率,保证船舶操纵安全,应用E-Navigation系统架构研发了新型船舶引航系统.该系统采用多分辨率遥感影像、IHO-S57国际标准电子海图等地理空间数据,综合应用了AIS、公网3G及实时海流观测等技术.通过实例,证实该系统是可行的.

E-Navigation战略下的船舶引航发展

在E-Navigation战略下,结合信息化发展现状提出"E引航"的概念。在E-Navigation战略和引航信息化发展的视角下分析我国引航的信息化历程,指出引航服务智能化的发展方向,给出E-Pilot的定义,并梳理其与E-Navigation的关系。从用户需求、体系架构和实施等3个方面探讨E引航在我国的战略发展。

Transfer alignment of shipborne inertial-guided weapon systems

The transfer alignment problem of the shipborne weapon inertial navigation system （INS） is addressed. Specifically, two transfer alignment algorithms subjected to the ship motions induced by the waves are discussed. To consider the limited maneuver level performed by the ship, a new filter algorithm for transfer alignment methods using velocity and angular rate matching is first derived. And then an improved method using integrated velocity and integrated angular rate matching is introduced to reduce the effect of the ship body flexure. The simulation results show the feasibility and validity of the proposed transfer alignment algorithms.

Composition ship collision risk based on fuzzy theory

Despite of modern navigation devices, there are problems in navigation of vessels in waterways due to the geographical structures, disturbances in water, dynamic nature, and heavily environmental influenced sea traffic. Even though all vessels are equipped with modern navigation devices, the accidents are reported caused by various reasons and mainly by human factor according to investigation. We propose an effective and efficient composition collision risk calculation method for finding the collision probability and avoiding the collision between ships in possible collision situations. The proposed composition collision risk calculation method at ship's position using combination of fuzzy and fuzzy comprehensive evaluation methods. The algorithm is straightforward to implement and is shown to be effective in automatic ship handling for ships involved in complex navigation situations. Experiments are carried out with indigenous data and the results show the effectiveness of the proposed approach.

Shipma软件在港口工程设计中的应用

船舶靠离泊操纵的安全性及其通航环境影响论证是港口工程设计中必须考虑的要素,本文以某海外大型港口扩建工程项目为例,利用Shipma软件模拟船舶靠离泊和通航过程,针对平面方案量化船舶靠离泊安全条件,评估相关水域通航环境,利用该软件可以为类似项目的科学决策以及码头建成后的有效使用提供充分的依据和可靠的支撑。

PREDICTION OF OCEAN SURFACE CURRENT VELOCITY AND APPLICATION TO METEOROLOGICAL NAVIGATION IN THE NORTH PACIFIC

On the basis of an understanding of the ocean current produced under the combined forces of wind stress over the sea surface and horizontal pressure gradient force caused by the uneven distribution of seawater density and the elevation of sea surface , we obtained the unsteady analytic solution of the variation with time of ocean surface current velocity corresponding to the time variation of the above two forces , and the unsteady analytic solution for variation of seawater density with time by considering only the vertical turbulence . To meet different needs, the above solutions may be written in two forms for short and long time predictions . After some simplification the analytic solution was used to predict surface ocean current velocity for meteorological -navigation in the North Pacific . The monthly average current field was first obtained to get the necessary parameters for selecting the initial shipping route in the North Pacific and Bohai and Yellow Seas . The wind current field was then

Interaction of Ships within Navigable Ice Channel

At intensive winter navigation, the ships should separate under movement on opposite courses or make overtaking of slowly moving cargo vessels in the water areas covered with ice. Under navigation within ice channel, possibilities for maneuvering are reduced; therefore, danger of collision of ships exists. The ice floes between vessels hulls and outside are the major factors defining values and direction of side force and yawing moment that arise on their hulls during divergence. Ice loads on the ship hull exceed considerably the loads caused by water flow around hull. Performed previously experiments in the ice basin have detected that besides increase of side force and yawing moment modules the change of side force directions occurs during the divergence of vessels in comparison with same maneuvering on water area without ice cover. Article contains the detailed problem definition and mathematical model of ships interaction during opposite passing by or overtaking and technical approach to computation of loads on vessels hulls. As example of strategy application, the simulation of loads on overtaking ship was performed, and main results of computations are presented. Outcomes of investigation are character of variation of side force and yawing moment during passage along overtaken ship and dependence of the peak values of additional ice resistance, side force and yawing moment on beam distance between vessels and thickness that are contained in the article.

基于人工势能场的破冰船护航下船舶航行风险场建模

针对破冰船护航下船舶碰撞与冰困事故风险评估问题,本文根据破冰船与跟驰船之间、跟驰船与海冰之间的相互关系,并基于人工势能场理论提出破冰船护航下船舶航行风险场的概念和模型,其中包括破冰船风险场和海冰风险场。破冰船风险场量化破冰船与跟驰船之间的碰撞风险水平,海冰风险场量化跟驰船与海冰之间的冰困风险水平。根据该模型提出破冰船与跟驰船之间安全跟驰距离的计算方法。最后基于Tian You轮2018年北极编队航行数据,应用破冰船护航下船舶航行风险场模型开展仿真实验,仿真结果验证了航行风险场模型的有效性,证明了本文建模方法能够为破冰船护航下船舶安全跟驰研究提供理论方法支撑。

抚河疏山水利枢纽船闸通航水流条件研究

为满足水运需求,解决船闸引航道口门区受河段地形和涉河建筑物影响而导致的通航条件困难等问题,保障船舶安全通行,以抚河疏山水利枢纽船闸工程为例,采用数值模拟方法,对枢纽船闸上游引航道口门区通航条件进行计算分析,针对不良流态问题提出优化方案措施,并对方案前后枢纽通航条件进行对比分析。研究表明,调整船闸平面布置等措施对改善设计阶段的枢纽船闸上引航道口门区通航条件是有效的。研究成果可为抚河疏山水利枢纽船闸工程通航及其他类似河段工程提供技术支持。

沅水桃源枢纽左岸船闸桥区船模通航条件试验研究

沅江大桥通航环境十分复杂,原大桥通航孔布置不合理,严重制约了桃源枢纽二线船闸扩建工程建设。针对桥区通航条件差的问题,对其左岸桥梁通航孔布置方案进行船模试验研究,采用定床河工模型和小尺度船模试验相结合,并从船模试验的舵角、漂角和航速等航行参数进行综合分析,结果表明:在相同通航总净宽的情况下,双孔双向要优于双孔单向;桥梁通航孔右移可降低一线船闸船舶下行过桥难度,但会增加二线船闸船舶上行过桥的难度。建议左岸新建桥梁通航孔净宽应不小于220 m,桥位相比于现状桥梁右移约75 m,采用双孔双向,两线船闸分槽航行的方式。

多种通航建筑物组合布置的通过时间研究

山区航道高水头通航建筑物多采用船闸、升船机、隧洞和中间渠道组合布置的形式。多种通航建筑物组合布置时,各通航建筑物的通过能力相互制约和影响,计算较为复杂。结合工程实际,在通过能力计算中,分析了通过各建筑物时间的匹配性及其对通航效率的影响,指出在组合布置通航建筑物时,应以船闸或升船机1次运行时间为基础,复核计算通航隧洞、辅助闸门等其他通航建筑物的1次运行时间是否小于基础时间,当大于基础时间时,应合理调整组合形式、布置形式和建设规模,成果可为类似工程提供参考。

根据DS理论的船舶风险因素评估分析

针对船舶航行风险评估中存在许多不确定影响因素的问题,提出了在模糊风险评估证据理论基础上建立的风险评估方法。在证据集理论空间中,每一事件均可确认为模糊集合子集且融入了模糊概率理论,从而更全面地描述行业学者的专业经验或证据诠释,由此得出了模糊证据理论质量函数的描述法。最后应用其船舶安全系统,提出了船舶风险因素识别和风险评估详细程序。计算结果证明,此方法可有效避免决策失误,且简单、易行,有较强的推广和应用价值。