[en] A ship colliding with a lock gate can result in severe structural damage and disrupt the lock operations. For heavily trafficked waterways containing locks such disruption of the lock operation can result in severe economic consequences if the gate has to be repaired, both for the lock operator and for the delayed ships. Consequently, the consequences of a ship colliding with a lock gate must be assessed. Therefore, this paper will present current regulatory requirements and recommendations including gate protection systems. Furthermore, simulation methods will be presented to allow for a direct assessment of the structural consequences. Thus, these methods will potentially lead to new structural design considerations as well as operational limitations in terms of specific ship approach velocities to remain below critical impact energies and thus allow for an undisrupted lock operation.
Disciplines :
Civil engineering
Author, co-author :
Ehlers, Sören
Le Sourne, Hervé
Buldgen, Loïc ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département ArGEnCo > ANAST (Systèmes de transport et constructions navales)
Ollero, Juan
Robertson, Colin
Bela, Andreea ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département ArGEnCo > ANAST (Systèmes de transport et constructions navales)
Rigo, Philippe ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département Argenco : Secteur A&U > Constructions hydrauliques et navales
Language :
English
Title :
SHIP COLLISION ON LOCK GATES – TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS AND SIMULATION APPROACHES
Publication date :
September 2014
Event name :
The 7th International Conference on Thin-Walled Structures ICTWS2014
Event organizer :
Pusan National University
Event place :
Busan, South Korea
Event date :
from 28-09-2014 to 02-10-2014
Audience :
International
Main work title :
Proceedings of the ICTWS 2014 7th International Conference on Thin-Walled Structures, Busan 28th September - 02 October 2014
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