Capacities and Failure Modes of Suction Bucket Foundation with Internal Bulkheads

Suction bucket foundations can be divided into four compartments by cruciform internal bulkheads,thereby yielding better capacity in certain conditions than those without internal bulkheads.As yet,no systematic study has been conducted regarding the effects of cruciform internal bulkheads on the capacities of suction bucket foundations.In this study,we established a large number of finite element models of suction bucket foundations with and without cruciform internal bulkheads and of solid embedded circular foundations.We found the uniaxial capacities and failure modes of suction bucket foundations with various depth ratios to remain basically unaffected by internal bulkheads in uniform clays.However,in inhomogeneous clay with high strength heterogeneity,we observed the uniaxial moment and horizontal capacities and corresponding failure modes of suction bucket foundations with a low depth ratio to be obviously affected by internal bulkheads.In this case,the uniaxial moment capacities,in particular,as well as the horizontal capacities of suction bucket foundations with cruciform internal bulkheads become obviously greater than those without internal bulkheads.Under combined loading,we found the failure envelopes of suction bucket foundations with and without cruciform internal bulkheads and of solid circular foundation to also be basically consistent in uniform clays.However,in inhomogeneous clay with high strength heterogeneity,cruciform internal bulkheads can obviously change the shapes of the failure envelopes of bucket foundations with a small depth ratio.We conclude that when the acting vertical load or foundation depth is relatively small,suction bucket foundations with cruciform internal bulkheads can be subjected to larger moment and horizontal loads in soft clays with high strength heterogeneity.

Calculation of the Added Mass of a Liquid Tank's Bulkheads

The added mass coefficient and the water level index formulas for the same-phase and anti-phase vibration of rectangular liquid tanks' bulkheads were derived based on dry mode theory. Three fluid-structure interaction numerical methods including Fluid FEM and Fluid BEM were used in this case. The comparison of numerical and theoretical results by the present method shows that ANSYS/Fluid80 is more credible, the NASTRAN/Virtual Mass Method is more suitable for engineering calculations and results of the same-phase vibration by the present method is more accurate.

Capacity of surface warship's protective bulkhead subjected to blast loading

The protective bulkhead of the large surface warship need to be designed working in the membrane mode. In this paper, a formula is derived for calculating the plastic deformation of the protective bulkhead subjected to blast loading by the energy method, and the ultimate capability of the protective bulkhead can be calculated. The design demand of the protective bulkhead is discussed. The calculation is compared with external experiments, which indicates that the formula is of great application value.

锦州9-3油田海底管道BULKHEAD 20MnMo锻造钢与管道钢的焊接技术

BULKHEAD(锚固件)是锦州9-3油田海底管道上的重要构件,其焊接质量的优劣直接关系到原油的生产及输送。通过对国产20MnMo锻造钢与API 5L X56 管道钢的焊接性能及焊接工艺的论述,为今后类似工作提供参考。

SPSM and its application in cylindrical shells

In naval architectures, the structure of prismatic shell is used widely. But there is no suitable method to analyze this kind of structure. Stiffened prismatic shell method (SPSM) presented in this paper, is one of the harmonic semi-analytic methods. Theoretically, strong stiffened structure can be analyzed economically and accurately. SPSM is based on the analytical solution of the governing differential equations for orthotropic cylindrical shells. In these differential equations, the torsional stiffness, bending stiffness and the exact position of each stiffener are taken into account with the Heaviside singular function. An algorithm is introduced, in which the actions of stiffeners on shells are replaced by external loads at each stiffener position. Stiffened shells can be computed as non-stiffened shells. Eventually, the displacement solution of the equations is acquired by the introduction of Green function. The stresses in a corrugated transverse bulkhead without pier base of an oil tanker are computed by using SPSM.

浅析双层海底管道Bulkhead连接部位的保温计算

在双层保温管bulkhead的连接部位，由于bulkhead本身的热阻很小以及周围采用低热阻保温材料，容易形成局部低温。原油输送过程中，可能在此管段造成局部的蜡质凝聚，影响输送，因此有必要考虑施加外保温层。结合保温管道的热阻分析和有限元热传导分析，在基本设计阶段对外保温层厚度和长度进行计算。同时，考虑不同海床表面流速、海水和海床的对流换热对海管保温的影响。计算分析表明，在埋设和非埋设情况下海水对流换热对于海管保温的影响很小，在一般情况下可以忽略不计。

Innovation and Outlook of the New Generation of Cryogenic and Quick-Launch Launch Vehicle

This paper introduces a launch vehicle scheme for the new generation of cryogenic and quick-launch launch vehicle(LM-6). The main technical innovations of LM-6 launch vehicle include the capability of twenty satellites launched by one vehicle, high-pressure staged combustion cycle engine and oxygen tank self-pressurization, sandwich bulkhead tank with 200 K temperature difference, and 7-day quick-launch using the "three horizontals" test and launch mode with integral transportation and erection. The future development of the quick-launch launch vehicle is predicted based upon the need for vehicle mission coverage improvement, better response speed, and stronger market competiveness.

Comparison analysis between CSR-OT and CSR-H for corrugated bulkhead of large product tankers

Large Aframax product tanker(more than 100k DWT),with centerline longitudinal corrugated bulkheads and transverse corrugated bulkheads in cargo area,is the largest type of product tanker at present.The external draft of Harmonized Common Structural Rules(CSR-H)for Bulk Carriers and Oil Tankers is released for external review.More attentions are paid to the impact of CSR-H on the structural design of the corrugated bulkhead of large Aframax product tankers.Based on CSR-OT and CSR-H,it discusses the impact of CSR-H on the corrugated bulkhead by strength assessment of a 115k DWT product tanker.

NUMERICAL METHOD AND RANDOM ANALYSIS OF CEMENT CONCRETE EXPANSION

The numerical method and random anal- ysis of cement concreteexpansion are given. A mathematical procedure is presented whichincludes the nonlinear charac- teristis of the concrete. Anexpression is presented to pre- dict the linear restrained expansionof expansive concrete bar restrained by a steel rod. The resultsindicate a rapid change in strains and stresses within initial days,after which the change gradually decreases.

Research on stability design of a bar-reinforced spherical bulkhead

In this paper, the stability of a concave spherical stem bulkhead under the pumping load when still lying at the slipway is analyzed. The stability of the spherical stem bulkhead with different shell thickness and reinforcing forms is discussed. According to the results of stability analysis, the optimization design of the spherical stem bulkhead stability is performed. On the basis of considering the machining technical requirements of the bulkhead, a rational design of the spherical stem bulkhead structure is obtained. This paper has a certain value to the design of submarine's spherical stem bulkhead.

Watertight,Bulkhead Technology of Chinese Junks

Inscribed on the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding in 2010.

Regulating bulkhead pressure of EPB shield machines through DEM modeling and data mining

Proper regulation of the earth pressure on the bulkhead of earth-pressure balanced(EPB)shield tunneling machines is significant to ensure safe construction.This study proposes a procedure for regulating the bulkhead pressure by combining numerical simulations and data mining,and applies the procedure to a metro line constructed in sandy pebble stratum using EPB shield.Firstly,the relationship between the bulkhead pressure and the pressure on the tunnel face is carefully obtained from discrete element modeling,and the required supporting earth pressure is derived by considering the arching effect.Secondly,aided with the machine learning method,a model is constructed for predicting the average bulkhead pressure per ring according to the operational parameters(i.e.,the average driving speed and the rotation speed of the screw conveyor).Given the target value of the bulkhead pressure,the optimal values of the operational parameters are obtained from the model.In addition,an autoregressive moving average stochastic process model is developed to monitor the real-time fluctuation of the bulkhead pressure and guide the actions taken in time to avoid dramatic fluctuations.The results indicate that the pressure difference between the tunnel face and the bulkhead is considerable,and the consideration of the arching effect can avoid overestimating the bulkhead pressure.A combination of the machine learning model and the stochastic process model provides a plausible performance in regulating the bulkhead pressure around the target value without dramatic fluctuation.