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Buckling Analysis of a Submarine with
Hull Imperfections
by
Harvey C. LeeA Thesis Submitted to the Graduate
Faculty of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
in Partial Fulfillment of the
Requirements for the degree of
MASTER OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Approved:
_________________________________________
Dr. Ernesto Gutierrez-Miravete, Thesis Adviser
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Hartford, Connecticut
April, 2007
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© Copyright 2007
by
Harvey C. Lee
All Rights Reserved
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
LIST OF TABLES............................................................................................................ V
LIST OF FIGURES ......................................................................................................... VI
ACKNOWLEDGMENT.................................................................................................VII
ABSTRACT.................................................................................................................. VIII
1. INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................1
1.1 PROBLEM STATEMENT ................................................................................1
1.2 PURPOSE ..........................................................................................................2
1.3 METHODOLOGY.............................................................................................2
1.4 EXPECTED RESULTS .....................................................................................3
2. SUBMARINE DESIGN ..............................................................................................5
3. EIGENVALUE BUCKLING ANALYSIS OF THE MAIN CYLINDRICAL
SECTION..................................................................................................................... 7
4. NONLINEAR LARGE DISPLACEMENT STATIC BUCKLING ANALYSIS OF
THE MAIN CYLINDRICAL SECTION WITH HULL OUT-OF-ROUNDNESS.. 10
5. BUCKLING ANALYSIS OF THE SUBMARINE...................................................14
6. PLASTICITY EFFECTS...........................................................................................23
7. CONCLUSIONS........................................................................................................ 29
7.1 RECOMMENDATIONS ................................................................................. 29
8. REFERENCES...........................................................................................................31
9. APPENDIX A – MATERIAL PROPERTIES...........................................................32
10. APPENDIX B – MAIN CYLINDRICAL SECTION ANSYS MACRO..................34
11. APPENDIX C – SUBMARINE ANSYS MACRO................................................... 38
12. APPENDIX D – MAIN CYLINDRICAL SECTION EIGENVALUE BUCKLING
RESULTS .................................................................................................................. 48
13. APPENDIX E - MAIN CYLINDRICAL SECTION NONLINEAR BUCKLING
RESULTS .................................................................................................................. 51
14. APPENDIX F – SUBMARINE EIGENVALUE BUCKLING RESULTS............... 53
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15. APPENDIX G - SUBMARINE NONLINEAR BUCKLING RESULTS................. 56
16. APPENDIX H - SUBMARINE NONLINEAR BUCKLING RESULTS WITH
PLASTICITY............................................................................................................. 64
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LIST OF TABLES
Table 1 – Main Cylindrical Section Eigenvalue Buckling Results.................................... 8
Table 2 – Nonlinear Buckling results for the main cylindrical section ........................... 11
Table 3 – Eigenvalue Buckling results of submarine ...................................................... 15
Table 4 - Nonlinear Buckling results for the submarine.................................................. 18
Table 5 - Submarine depth capability vs. hull out-of-roundness .................................... 21
Table 6 – Submarine buckling results.............................................................................. 25
Table 7 - Submarine depth capability vs. hull out-of-roundness with plasticity ............. 28
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LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1 - Submarine Design Configuration and Dimensions.......................................... 6
Figure 2 – FEA model of main cylindrical section with boundary conditions.................. 8
Figure 3 – Convergence of main cylindrical section Eigenvalue Buckling results ........... 9
Figure 4 – Buckled mode shape of 2 nodal diameters of main cylindrical section ........... 9
Figure 5 – Definition of out-of-roundness ....................................................................... 10
Figure 6 – Nonlinear Buckling of main cylindrical section with 4” OOR ...................... 11
Figure 7 – Southwell Plot for the main cylindrical section with 4” OOR ....................... 12
Figure 8 – Comparison of ANSYS and Southwell method in determining the critical
buckling pressure of the main cylindrical section as a function of OOR ................ 13
Figure 9 – FEA model of submarine with boundary conditions...................................... 14
Figure 10 - Convergence of submarine Eigenvalue Buckling results.............................. 15
Figure 11 – Submarine buckled mode shape of 2 nodal diameters ................................. 16
Figure 12 – Buckled mode shape of main cylindrical section with internal stiffeners .... 17
Figure 13 – Main cylindrical section OOR of 4” with eccentricities shown................... 17
Figure 14 - Nonlinear Buckling of submarine with 1” OOR........................................... 18
Figure 15 - Southwell Plot for the submarine with 1” OOR............................................ 19
Figure 16 - Comparison of ANSYS and Southwell method in determining the critical
buckling pressure of the submarine as a function of OOR ...................................... 20
Figure 17 – Graph of Bernoulli’s equation plotting ocean pressure against depth.......... 21
Figure 18 - Submarine depth capability vs. hull out-of-roundness.................................. 22
Figure 19 – Hull stresses for 4” OOR.............................................................................. 23
Figure 20 – Internal stiffener stresses in main cylindrical section for 4” OOR............... 23
Figure 21 – Bilinear True Stress-Strain Curve for AISI 4340 Steel ................................ 24
Figure 22 – Multilinear Isotropic Hardening curve for AISI 4340 Steel......................... 25Figure 23 – Submarine buckling strength as a function of out-of-roundness.................. 26
Figure 24 – Buckled mode shape for 4” OOR with elastic-plastic material.................... 26
Figure 25 – Hull stresses for 4” OOR with elastic-plastic material................................. 27
Figure 26 - Equivalent plastic strain of internal stiffeners for 4” OOR......................... 27
Figure 27 - Submarine depth capability vs. hull out-of-roundness (Final Summary) ..... 28
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT
To my loving wife Jennifer who’s very patience and unwavering
support has encouraged me to bring this paper to its final completion.
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ABSTRACT
The design of submarines for deep sea exploration has many
challenges. The greatest challenge is its buckling strength against the
crushing pressures of the ocean depth. The problem lies in the fact that
there are no theoretical solutions for such complex geometry. To further
complicate the problem, the out-of-roundness of the cylindrical hull due to
manufacturing tolerances must also be considered. To overcome these
issues, Finite Element Analysis will be used to determine the crushing depth
of a given submarine design once its buckling strength has been found.
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1. Introduction
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1.1 Problem Statement
The problem with deep sea exploration is designing a submarine with a
sufficiently high buckling strength in order to withstand the crushing pressures of the
ocean depth. However, determining its buckling strength is far from trivial. As a result,
Finite Element Analysis will be required since there are no theoretical solutions to such
complex geometry and its inherent imperfections due to manufacturing limitations.
Many methods are utilized in industry and information to its validation are usually
proprietary. This paper provides general methods to this endeavor and will show the
advantages and disadvantages of each.
No amount of analysis or sophistication thereof should ever replace testing.
Unfortunately, it is not possible to perform non-destructive testing to determine the
submarine’s buckling strength since it is a catastrophic failure mode. Smaller scale
models would have to be devised that can be readily sacrificed without substantial
impact to cost.
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1.2 Purpose
The purpose of this study is several folds, all related to determining the critical
buckling pressure or buckling strength of the submarine using Finite Element Analysis
(FEA). First is to understand the effects of mesh density on the accuracy of the solution.
Second is to understand the relationship, differences and advantages and disadvantages
between an Eigenvalue Buckling analysis and a Nonlinear Large Displacement Static
Buckling analysis. Lastly is to understand the effects of plasticity if the stresses in the
hull and internal stiffeners exceed the yield strength of the material.
1.3 Methodology
The commercial code ANSYS will be used to conduct all finite element analyses.
All finite element models will be generated with Shell 181 elements. This element is
based on the Reissner/Mindlin thick shell theory which includes bending, membrane and
transverse shear effects. This theory is suitable in modeling the thick hull of the
submarine and its associated internal stiffeners.
The first stage is to calibrate the analysis by modeling just the cylindrical section
of the submarine without internal stiffeners and simply supporting it at its ends. An
Eigenvalue Buckling analysis will then be conducted with several iterations of mesh
refinement until the solution converges to the theoretical critical buckling pressure to
within 5% error. This type of analysis predicts the theoretical buckling strength of an
ideal linear elastic structure.
The second stage is to take the model with the mesh density that converged to the
theoretical critical buckling pressure and conduct a Nonlinear Large Displacement Static
Buckling analysis with several iterations of various prescribed out-of-roundness or
“ovalization”. A perfect hull would be perfectly cylindrical. But in reality it will beimperfect, having a certain amount of out-of-roundness governed by manufacturing
tolerances and capability. The Southwell plot will be used to determine the critical
buckling pressure from the Nonlinear analysis.
The third stage is to apply the methods from Stages 1 and 2 to the submarine.
Once the critical buckling pressures have been found based on the various prescribed
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2. Submarine Design
Our deep sea exploration submarine was designed with the intent to have a
maximum crew capacity of 12 and a depth capability of 4 to 5 miles. The general layout
would be similar to a military submarine but on a much smaller scale. To support the
crew and all the necessary controls and instrumentation, the mean hull diameter was set
at 12 ft. The main cylindrical section was divided into the fwd, mid and rear
compartments which are the control room, the research and analysis room and the engine
room, respectively. Sonars and fwd ballast tanks are situated in the nose of the
submarine whereas the propulsion system and aft ballast tanks are mounted inside the
conical tail section. Two vertical and two horizontal fins that are welded onto the tail provide stability and maneuverability. The fwd and aft bulkheads separate the nose and
tail section from the main compartments. Internals stiffeners welded onto the hull
provide additional strength for the submarine.
A very strong material is required if our submarine is to withstand the crushing
pressures of the ocean floor. As a result, AISI 4340 Steel, oil quenched at 845°C and
tempered at 425°C, was selected. Although its tensile strength is higher at lower
temperatures, which is typical of the ocean floor environment, room temperature
properties were conservatively used for additional safety margin.
With the general layout defined and material selected, some preliminary analyses
were required in order to size the hull thickness as well as the internal stiffeners. A
finite element model was created and an Eigenvalue Buckling Analysis was conducted
to determine the critical buckling pressure (Pcrit). The critical buckling pressure was
then used to back calculate the depth capability using Bernoulli’s equation (Eqn 1).
P = Po + ρρρρgh (Eqn 1)
where P = Critical Buckling Pressure
Po = Atmospheric Pressure
ρρρρ = Density of Seawater
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g = Gravitational Acceleration
h = Ocean Depth
Several iterations were performed until reasonable sizes for the hull and internal
stiffeners were determined such that the 4 to 5 mile depth capability of the submarine
can be achieved. (A thickness of 1 ft. was prescribed for the bulkheads and remained
constant through each iteration) The final dimensions of our deep sea exploration
submarine structure as a finite element model is shown in Figure 1 below. Preliminary
analysis shows that its buckling strength is 11,219 psi, yielding a maximum ocean depth
capability of 4.9 miles.
Figure 1 - Submarine Design Configuration and Dimensions
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3. Eigenvalue Buckling Analysis of the Main Cylindrical
Section
The first stage was to calibrate the analysis by modeling just the main cylindrical
section of the submarine without internal stiffeners and simply supporting it at its ends.
Flugge [9] derives the theoretical solution for such a cylinder (Eqn 2).
(Eqn 2)
where E = Modulus of Elasticity
r = Mean hull radius
t = Hull thickness
ν = Poisson’s ratio
m = Nodal diameters
With the dimensions and material properties of our submarine section, the minimum
critical buckling pressure or buckling strength was calculated to be 4,097 psi with a 2
nodal diameter mode shape (m = 2).
The FEA model, shown in Figure 2, was set up in the global cylindrical
coordinate system and an external reference pressure of 12,000 psi was applied. An
Eigenvalue Buckling analysis was then conducted with several iterations of mesh
refinement until the solution converged to the theoretical solution with an error of
0.09%. The results are shown in Table 1 and Figure 3 plots the convergence to the exact
solution. Also, the buckled mode shape was found to be 2 nodal diameters (Figure 4),
confirming Flugge’s theoretical equation. As a result, the FEA model of the main
cylindrical section of our submarine has been calibrated.
π r
lλ =
t
12 r 2
2
k =&
Pcrit = Et (1 - υ )λ + k [(λ + m ) - 2 ( υλ + 3λ m + (4 - υ)λ m + m ) + 2 (2 - υ) λ m + m ]
r (1 - υ ) m (λ + m ) - m (3λ + m ){ }2
4 62 2 2 2 2 2 2
2 2 2
4 4 4 46
2 2 22
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Table 1 – Main Cylindrical Section Eigenvalue Buckling Results
Figure 2 – FEA model of main cylindrical section with boundary conditions
Esize DOF Pcrit (psi) Flugge (psi) Error
6 336 5,442 4,097 32.82%
5 480 5,356 4,097 30.73%
4 720 4,555 4,097 11.17%3 1248 4,319 4,097 5.41%
2 2280 4,211 4,097 2.78%
1 8880 4,093 4,097 0.09%
Isometric View
Side View
Front View
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Figure 3 – Convergence of main cylindrical section Eigenvalue Buckling
results
Figure 4 – Buckled mode shape of 2 nodal diameters of main cylindrical
section
Cylindrical Hull Section Eigenbuckling Results
0
1,000
2,000
3,000
4,000
5,000
6,000
0 2000 4000 6000 8000 10000
DOF
P c r i t ( p s i )
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4. Nonlinear Large Displacement Static Buckling Analysis of
the Main Cylindrical Section with Hull Out-of-Roundness
The next step was to take the main cylindrical section, with the mesh density that
converged to the theoretical solution, and conduct a Nonlinear Large Displacement
Static Buckling analysis with several iterations of various prescribed out-of-roundness or
“ovalization” in our particular case. Out-of-roundness (OOR) is best defined by the
following figure.
Figure 5 – Definition of out-of-roundness
An out-of-roundness of 1”, 2”, 3” and 4” were considered for all nonlinear
analyses conducted throughout this report. This geometric imperfection was created by
using the eigenvectors or nodal displacements, from the previously run Eigenvalue
Buckling analysis, with a scale factor to update the nodal coordinates of the Nonlinear
model. As an example, if we were to run an analysis with an OOR of 3”, the updated
nodal coordinates in our Nonlinear model would have the same contour plot as that
shown in Figure 4, except that the displacement scale range of –1 ft. to 1 ft. would run
from –0.125 ft. to 0.125 ft. instead. Here, the scale factor would be the eccentricity (e),
having the value of (3/12)/2 or 0.125. Another advantage in using this method is that
there is consistency in the OOR angle, which is desirable. The OOR angle is defined as
the maximum or minimum eccentricity circumferential location with respect to the
horizontal or vertical axis. For our case, the OOR angle is 45 degrees.
e
ee
e
Eg: If OOR = 4” then e = 2”
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The main cylindrical section FEA model that converged to the theoretical
solution had a uniform mesh density based on an element size of 1 (See Table 1). The
boundary conditions of simply supported ends and a reference pressure of 12,000 psi
were maintained. A Nonlinear Large Displacement Static Buckling analysis was then
conducted for all four prescribed out-of-roundness using very small incremental load
steps. The results are shown in the table below and compared against the Eigenvalue
solution which assumes perfect geometry with zero out-of-roundness.
Table 2 – Nonlinear Buckling results for the main cylindrical section
ANSYS fails to converge at these final buckling pressures for its respective
OOR, which signifies that the hoop stiffness of the cylinder approaches zero and can no
longer carry an more load. Figure 6 below shows the final buckled shape for the 4” out-
of-roundness condition. To reiterate, these displacement scales are in feet.
Figure 6 – Nonlinear Buckling of main cylindrical section with 4” OOR
OOR (in.) ANSYS (psi) Southwell (psi)
0 4,093 4,093 Eigenvalue
1 3,591 4,000
2 3,324 3,894
3 3,117 3,711
4 2,898 3,619
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Southwell plots were generated for each OOR case using the peak nodal
deflection (In Figure 6, the peak nodal deflection would be –0.657806 ft.) This is
possible because the load and deflection history in the Nonlinear analysis were recorded.
Figure 7 below shows the Southwell plot for the 4” out-of-roundness condition. A linear
trendline, shown in red, was fitted through the points and its equation and R 2
value
given. In the Southwell method, the inverse slope of this trendline is the critical
buckling pressure. For an OOR of 4”, Pcrit was calculated to be 3,619 psi.
Figure 7 – Southwell Plot for the main cylindrical section with 4” OOR
It was interesting to observe that for each and every one of the cases analyzed,
the Southwell method consistently calculated the critical buckling pressure much greater
than that of ANSYS. Figure 8 shows this comparison. Also, the trend appears to show
that the differences widen as the out-of-roundness increases. Nevertheless, the overall
results are in agreement to what was expected, which is the fact that hull imperfectionsreduce the buckling capability of the pressure vessel. In the case of the highest out-of-
roundness analyzed, the buckling strength was knocked down by 11.7% (Southwell) and
by as much as 29.3% (ANSYS) with respect to the theoretical solution. It must be
reclarified that in Figure 8, which is a graphical plot of Table 2, the critical buckling
pressure for the out-of-roundness of 0” is based on the Eigenvalue Buckling analysis.
Southwell PlotOOR = 4"
y = 0.0002763x + 0.0000447R
2= 0.9989078
0.00E+00
5.00E-05
1.00E-04
1.50E-04
2.00E-04
2.50E-04
3.00E-04
0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8
Deflection (in.)
D e f l / P r e s s u r e ( i n .
/ p s i )
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Figure 8 – Comparison of ANSYS and Southwell method in determining the
critical buckling pressure of the main cylindrical section as a function of OOR
Critical Buckling Pressure vs. OOR
2500
3000
3500
4000
4500
0 1 2 3 4 5
OOR (in.)
C r i t i c a l
B u c k l i n g
P r e s s u r e ( p s i )
ANSYS
Southwell
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5. Buckling Analysis of the Submarine
With the main cylindrical section FEA model calibrated and the effects of out-of-
roundness known, the buckling analysis of our deep exploration submarine can begin.
First, an Eigenvalue Buckling analysis was conducted with several iterations of
mesh refinement until the solution converged to within an error of 5% with respect to the
final iteration. Figure 9 shows the FEA model of the submarine with a reference
hydrostatic pressure of 12,000 psi applied and the center node of the aft bulkhead
grounded to prevent rigid body motion.
Figure 9 – FEA model of submarine with boundary conditions
Each iteration generated the buckling factor (BF) and when multiplied by the
reference hydrostatic pressure, the critical buckling pressure (Pcrit) was determined.
The submarine FEA model converged to a critical buckling pressure of 11,219 psi. Its
uniform mesh density is based on an element size of 1, generating a DOF (degree of
All DOF = 0
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freedom) of 28,200. The results are shown in Table 3. Figure 10 plots the convergence
of the solution and Figure 11 shows the final buckled shape of 2 nodal diameters.
Table 3 – Eigenvalue Buckling results of submarine
Figure 10 - Convergence of submarine Eigenvalue Buckling results
The next step was to perform the Nonlinear Large Displacement Static Buckling
analysis using the converged FEA model of the submarine. The method used to create
the geometric imperfection of the hull is similar to what was done for the main
cylindrical section as described in Chapter 4, but with internal stiffeners. Therefore, the
Submarine Eigenbuckling Results
0
5000
10000
15000
20000
25000
30000
0 10000 20000 30000
DOF
P c r i t ( p s i )
Esize DOF Pcrit (psi) Error
6 1,032 23,855 112.62%
5 2,760 12,924 15.19%
4 3,000 12,905 15.02%
3 3,384 12,508 11.48%
2 7,512 11,678 4.09%
1 28,200 11,219 0.00%
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main cylindrical section of the submarine with internal stiffeners were isolated,
everything else being deleted, and an Eigenvalue Buckling analysis was conducted.
Again, the ends were simply supported and a reference pressure of 12,000 psi was
applied. Figure 12 shows the buckled mode shape.
Figure 11 – Submarine buckled mode shape of 2 nodal diameters
The nonlinear model’s nodal coordinates were updated using the nodal
displacements from the buckling analysis with a scale factor applied. This simulated the
desired preconditioned out-of-roundness effect. Different scale factors were used for the
1”, 2”, 3” and 4” out-of-roundness conditions analyzed. Figure 13 shows a scale factor
of (4/12)/2 or 0.166667 used to preset the main cylindrical section with an OOR of 4”.
Eccentricities (e) are also shown. The OOR angle of 45 degrees was consistent with the
buckled mode shape of the full submarine (See Figure 11).
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Figure 12 – Buckled mode shape of main cylindrical section with internal
stiffeners
Figure 13 – Main cylindrical section OOR of 4” with eccentricities shown
+ 0.166667- 0.166667
- 0.166667+ 0.166667
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A Nonlinear Large Displacement Static Buckling analysis was then conducted
for all four out-of-roundness conditions using very small incremental load steps. The
results are shown in Table 4 below and compared against the Eigenvalue solution which
assumes perfect geometry with zero out-of-roundness.
Table 4 - Nonlinear Buckling results for the submarine
ANSYS fails to converge at these final buckling pressures for its respective
OOR, which signifies that the hoop stiffness of the cylinder approaches zero and can no
longer carry an more load. Figure 14 shows the final buckled shape for the 1” out-of-
roundness condition.
Figure 14 - Nonlinear Buckling of submarine with 1” OOR
OOR (in.) ANSYS (psi) Southwell (psi)
0 11,219 11,219 Eigenvalue
1 9,796 10,132
2 8,450 10,111
3 7,950 10,417
4 6,950 10,537
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Southwell plots were generated for each OOR case using the peak nodal
deflection. This is possible because the load and deflection history in the Nonlinear
analysis were recorded. Figure 15 shows the Southwell plot for the 1” out-of-roundness
Figure 15 - Southwell Plot for the submarine with 1” OOR
condition. A linear trendline, shown in red, was fitted through the points and its
equation and R 2
value given. In the Southwell method, the inverse slope of this trendline
is the critical buckling pressure. For an OOR of 1”, Pcrit was calculated to be 10,132
psi.
The buckling strength of the submarine calculated from the Southwell plots for
each case (See Table 4) were found to be inconsistent and erroneous. The trend shows
that as the out-of-roundness increases from 2” to 4” the buckling strength becomesrelatively level with a slight increase, which of course is not possible. Figure 16 shows
the trend against that of ANSYS. Because the Southwell method was found to be
incorrect in this particular study, the buckling strength determined by ANSYS was used
from this point forward. It must be reclarified that in Figure 16, which is a graphical plot
Southwell PlotOOR = 1"
y = 0.0000987x + 0.0000012
R2
= 0.9972790
0.00E+00
5.00E-06
1.00E-05
1.50E-05
2.00E-05
2.50E-05
3.00E-05
0 0.05 0.1 0.15 0.2 0.25 0.3
Deflection (in.)
D e f l / P r e s s u r e ( i n .
/ p s i )
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of Table 4, the critical buckling pressure for the out-of-roundness of 0” is based on the
Eigenvalue Buckling analysis.
Figure 16 - Comparison of ANSYS and Southwell method in determining the
critical buckling pressure of the submarine as a function of OOR
With Pcrit found, the ocean depth capability of the submarine can be calculated
using Bernoulli’s equation (Eqn 1). Figure 17 is a graph of this equation where the
ocean pressure is plotted against depth. From this graph, the relationship between
critical buckling pressure and ocean depth capability was created and is shown in Eqn 3.
Pcrit = 2289(depth) + 14.696 (Eqn 3)
From this equation the ocean depth capability of our deep exploration submarine was
then calculated as a function of out-of-roundness. The results are shown in Table 5 and
Figure 18.
Pritical vs. OOR
0
2000
4000
6000
8000
10000
12000
0 1 2 3 4 5
OOR (in.)
P c r i t i c a l ( p s i )
ANSYS
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Table 5 - Submarine depth capability vs. hull out-of-roundness
Figure 17 – Graph of Bernoulli’s equation plotting ocean pressure against depth
Pressure of Ocean Water at Depth
14.7
2304
4593
6882
9171
11460
13749
16038
18327
20616
22905
0
5000
10000
15000
20000
25000
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Depth (mi)
P
r e s s u r e ( p s i )
ANSYS
OOR (in.) Pcrit (psi) Depth Capability
0 11,219 4.9 miles
1 9,796 4.3 miles2 8,450 3.7 miles
3 7,950 3.5 miles
4 6,950 3.0 miles
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Figure 18 - Submarine depth capability vs. hull out-of-roundness
Submarine Depth Capabilty vs Hull OOR
0.0
1.0
2.0
3.0
4.0
5.0
6.0
0 1 2 3 4 5Hull OOR (in.)
O c e a n D e p t h ( m i )
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6. Plasticity Effects
The Nonlinear Large Displacement Static Buckling analysis that was performed in
the previous chapter assumed perfectly elastic material behavior. Unfortunately, what
was found was that the stresses in the hull and internal stiffeners exceeded the material’s
yield strength of 214 ksi (See Figures 19 & 20), rendering the submarine’s buckling
Figure 19 – Hull stresses for 4” OOR
Figure 20 – Internal stiffener stresses in main cylindrical section for
4” OOR
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strength inaccurate. As a result, the Nonlinear Large Displacement Static Buckling
analysis was re-executed using elastic-plastic material properties. These properties were
simulated by generating a bilinear true stress-strain curve (Figure 21) based on the
material’s yield strength, ultimate tensile strength, elastic modulus and percent
elongation at break, which was assumed as the strain at ultimate. Furthermore, because
these properties are from the engineering stress-strain curve, corrections were made to
create the true stress-strain curve. The relation between engineering and true stress and
strain is given by the following:
εεεεTrue = ln (1 + εεεεEng) (Eqn 4)
σσσσTrue = σσσσEng (1 + εεεεEng) (Eqn 5)
Figure 21 – Bilinear True Stress-Strain Curve for AISI 4340 Steel
To analyze for plasticity in ANSYS, the multilinear isotropic hardening (MISO) rule was
used (Figure 22). Brown [3] recommends this option for proportional loading and large
strain applications of metal plasticity.
Bilinear True Stress-Strain Curve
0
50000
100000
150000
200000
250000
300000
0 0.05 0.1 0.15
Strain (in./in.)
S t r e s s
( p s i )
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Figure 22 – Multilinear Isotropic Hardening curve for AISI 4340 Steel
The results from the Nonlinear Large Displacement Static Buckling analysis with
elastic-plastic material properties for the four out-of-roundness conditions are shown in
Table 6 below and its graph in Figure 23. They are compared against the Eigenvalue
Buckling solution as well as the previous Nonlinear elastic solutions.
Table 6 – Submarine buckling results
From the table, it can be clearly seen how plasticity effects reduce the
submarine’s buckling strength even further, due primarily to the tangent modulus once
the yield strain has been exceeded. Furthermore, when plasticity is considered, the
stresses yield off and redistribute over a larger area of the submarine. Figure 24 shows
OOR (in.) Elastic (psi) Elastic-Plastic (psi)
0 11,219 11,219 Eigenvalue
1 9,796 8,262
2 8,450 7,166
3 7,950 6,3304 6,950 5,724
ANSYS Nonlinear Large Displacement Static
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the buckled mode shape and Figure 25 shows the dramatic difference in stress compared
to that in Figure 19. Both figures are for an out-of-roundness of 4”.
Figure 23 – Submarine buckling strength as a function of out-of-roundness
Figure 24 – Buckled mode shape for 4” OOR with elastic-plastic material
Pcritical vs. OOR
0
2000
4000
6000
8000
10000
12000
0 1 2 3 4 5
OOR (in.)
P c r i t i c a l ( p s i )
ANSYS - Elastic
ANSYS - Elastic-Plastic
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Figure 25 – Hull stresses for 4” OOR with elastic-plastic material
The majority of the backing strength against buckling are attributed to the
internal stiffeners in the main cylindrical section. Once they yield, their hoop stiffness
that provides ring stability begins to decline. Figure 26 shows how the high plastic
strains due to bending are concentrated at four local regions in the internal stiffeners as
expected.
Figure 26 - Equivalent plastic strain of internal stiffeners for 4” OOR
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The ocean depth capability of the submarine with plasticity considered was
recalculated using Equation 3. The final results are shown in Table 7 and Figure 27
comparing the Eigenvalue, Nonlinear Elastic and Nonlinear Elastic-Plastic solutions. It
must be reclarified that in Figure 27, which is a graphical plot of Table 6, the critical
buckling pressure for the out-of-roundness of 0” is based on the Eigenvalue Buckling
analysis
Table 7 - Submarine depth capability vs. hull out-of-roundness with plasticity
Figure 27 - Submarine depth capability vs. hull out-of-roundness (Final Summary)
Submarine Ocean Depth Capability vs. Hull OOR
0.0
1.0
2.0
3.0
4.0
5.0
6.0
0 1 2 3 4 5
Hull OOR (in.)
O c e a n D e p t h ( m i )
ANSYS - Elastic
ANSYS - Elastic-Plastic
ANSYS - Elastic-Plastic
OOR (in.) Pcrit (psi) Depth Capabilty
0 11,219 4.9 miles
1 8,262 3.6 miles
2 7,166 3.1 miles3 6,330 2.8 miles4 5,724 2.5 miles
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7. Conclusions
7.1 Recommendations
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8. References
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7th Edition, McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 2002.
[2] R. Cook, D. Malkus, M. Plesha and R. Witt, “Concepts and Applications of Finite
Element Analysis,” 4th
Edition, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2002.
[3] K. Brown, “Advanced ANSYS Topics, V5.5,” CAEA, Inc., 1998.
[4] H. Schmidt, “Stability of Steel Shell Structures General Report,” Journal of
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[5] F.B. Sealy, J.O. Smith, “Advanced Mechanics of Materials,” 2nd
Edition, Wiley &
Sons, 1952.[6] W. L. Ko, “Accuracies of Southwell and Force/Stiffness Methods in the Prediction
of Buckling Strength of Hypersonic Aircraft Wing Tubular Panels,” NASA Technical
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[7] G. Forasassi, R. Lo Frano, “Buckling of Imperfect Thin Cylindrical Shell Under
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Engineering, Vol 18, Issue 1-2, Sept – Oct 2006.
[8] E. Ventsel, T. Krauthammer, “Thin Plates and Shells – Theory, Analysis, and
Applications,” Mercel Dekker, Inc., 2001.
[9] W. Flugge, “Stresses in Shells,” Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1960.
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9. Appendix A – Material Properties
KeyWords:
SubCat: Low Alloy Steel, AISI 4000 Series Steel,
Medium Carbon Steel, Metal, Ferrous Metal
Component Value Min Max
Carbon, C 0.37 0.43
Chromium, Cr 0.7 0.9
Iron, Fe 96
Manganese, Mn 0.7
Molybdenum, Mo 0.2 0.3
Nickel, Ni 1.83
Phosphorous, P 0.035
Sulfur, S 0.04
Silicon, Si 0.23
Properties Metr ic EnglishPhysical Value Value Min Max Comment
Density, g/cc 7.85 0.284 -- - - density is in lb/i n̂ 3 for english uni ts
Mechanical
Tensile Strength, Ultimate, MPa 1595 231 -- - - al l st resses are in ksi for engl ish uni ts
Tensile Strength, Yield, MPa 1475 214 -- --
Elongation at Break, % 12 12 -- --
Reduction of Area, % 46 46 -- --
Modulus of Elasticity, GPa 212 30700 -- --
Bulk Modulus, GPa 140 20300 -- -- Typical for steel.
Poissons Ratio 0.3 0.3 -- -- Calculated
Machinability, % 50 50 -- --
Shear Modulus, GPa 81.5 11800 -- -- Estimated from elastic modulus
Electrical
Electrical Resistivity, ohm-cm 2.48E-05 -- -- --
Electrical Resistivity at Elevated Temperature, ohm-cm 5.52E-05 -- -- --
Electrical Resistivity at Elevated Temperature, ohm-cm 7.97E-05 -- -- --
Electrical Resistivity at Elevated Temperature, ohm-cm 2.98E-05 -- -- --
Thermal
CTE, linear 20°C, µm/m-°C 12.7 -- -- -- specimen oil hardened, 600°C (1110°F) temper
CTE, linear 20°C, µm/m-°C 12.3 -- -- -- specimen oil hardened, 600°C (1110°F) temper
CTE, linear 250°C, µm/m-°C 13.7 -- -- -- specimen oil hardened, 600°C (1110°F) temper
CTE, linear 250°C, µm/m-°C 12.6 -- -- -- 1.88% Ni, normalized, tempered
CTE, linear 500°C, µm/m-°C 13.7 -- -- -- 1.88% Ni, normalized and tempered
CTE, linear 500°C, µm/m-°C 13.9 -- -- -- 1.90% Ni, quenched, tempered
CTE, linear 500°C, µm/m-°C 14.5 -- -- -- specimen oil hardened, 600°C (1110°F) temper
Specific Heat Capacity, J/g-°C 0.475 -- -- -- Typical 4000 series steel
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 44.5 -- -- -- Typical steel
AISI 4340 Steel, oil quenched 845°C, 425°C
(800°F) temper, tested at 25°C (77°F)
alloy steels, UNS G43400, AMS 5331, AMS 6359, AMS 6414, AMS 6415, ASTM A322, ASTM A331, ASTM A505, ASTM A519, ASTM A547,
ASTM A646, MIL SPEC MIL-S-16974, B.S. 817 M 40 (UK), SAE J404, SAE J412, SAE J770, DIN 1.6565, JIS SNCM 8, IS 1570
40Ni2Cr1Mo28, IS 1570 40NiCr1Mo15
annealed and cold drawn. Based on 100%
machinability for AISI 1212 steel.
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KeyWords:
SubCat: Low Alloy Steel, AISI 4000 Series Steel,
Medium Carbon Steel, Metal, Ferrous Metal
Component Value Min Max
Carbon, C 0.37 0.43
Chromium, Cr 0.7 0.9
Iron, Fe 96
Manganese, Mn 0.7
Molybdenum, Mo 0.2 0.3
Nickel, Ni 1.83
Phosphorous, P 0.035
Sulfur, S 0.04
Silicon, Si 0.23
Properties Metric English
Physical Value Value Min Max Comment
Density, g/cc 7.85 0.284 - - - - density is in lb /i n̂ 3 for engl ish units
Mechanical
Tensile Strength, Ultimate, MPa 1985 288 - - - - a ll stresses are in ksi for english uni tsTensile Strength, Yield, MPa 1840 267 -- --
Elongation at Break, % 4 4 -- --
Reduction of Area, % 11 11 -- --
Modulus of Elasticity, GPa 213 30900 -- --
Bulk Modulus, GPa 140 20300 -- -- Typical for steel.
Poissons Ratio 0.3 0.3 -- -- Calculated
Machinability, % 50 50 -- --
Shear Modulus, GPa 82 11900 -- -- Estimated from elastic modulus
Electrical
Electrical Resistivity, ohm-cm 2.48E-05 2.48E-05 -- --
Electrical Resistivity at Elevated Temperature, ohm-cm 2.98E-05 2.98E-05 -- --
Electrical Resistivity at Elevated Temperature, ohm-cm 5.52E-05 5.52E-05 -- --
Electrical Resistivity at Elevated Temperature, ohm-cm 7.97E-05 7.97E-05 -- --
Thermal
CTE, linear 20°C, µm/m-°C 10.4 -- -- specimen oil hardened, 630°C (1110°F) temper
CTE, linear 250°C, µm/m-°C 12.6 -- -- 1.88% Ni, normalized, tempered
CTE, linear 500°C, µm/m-°C 13.7 -- -- 1.88% Ni, normalized and tempered
CTE, linear 500°C, µm/m-°C 13.9 -- -- 1.90% Ni, quenched, tempered
Specific Heat Capacity, J/g-°C 0.475 -- -- Typical 4000 series steel
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 44.5 -- -- Typical steel
annealed and cold drawn. Based on 100%
machinability for AISI 1212 steel.
alloy steels, UNS G43400, AMS 5331, AMS 6359, AMS 6414, AMS 6415, ASTM A322, ASTM A331, ASTM A505, ASTM A519, ASTM A547,
ASTM A646, MIL SPEC MIL-S-16974, B.S. 817 M 40 (UK), SAE J404, SAE J412, SAE J770, DIN 1.6565, JIS SNCM 8, IS 1570
40Ni2Cr1Mo28, IS 1570 40NiCr1Mo15
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AISI 4340 Steel, oil quenched 845°C, 425°C
(800°F) temper, tested at -195C
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10. Appendix B – Main Cylindrical Section ANSYS Macro
!This macro recreates the main cylindrical section without stiffeners!and runs an Eigenvalue Buckling Analysis with an element size of 1 for
!the first 7 modes!!Author: Harvey C. Lee!Date created: March 17, 2007!!Directions: Create this macro and call it!create_cylinder&run_eigenbuckling.mac. Then launch ANSYS and in the!command prompt, type create_cylinder&run_eigenbuckling!/COM,ANSYS RELEASE 10.0A1 UP20060105 12:46:41 03/14/2007!*!*/NOPR
/PMETH,OFF,0KEYW,PR_SET,1KEYW,PR_STRUC,1KEYW,PR_THERM,0KEYW,PR_FLUID,0KEYW,PR_MULTI,0/GO!*/COM,/COM,Preferences for GUI filtering have been set to display:/COM, Structural!*/PREP7!*
ET,1,SHELL181!*KEYOPT,1,1,0KEYOPT,1,3,2KEYOPT,1,8,0KEYOPT,1,9,0KEYOPT,1,10,0!*R,1,4/12, , , , , ,RMORE, , , , , , ,!*MPREAD,'matprop','mp',' 'csys,0
K,1,0,0,0,K,2,0,0,12,K,3,0,0,24,K,4,0,0,36,K,5,0,6,0,kplotLSTR, 1, 2LSTR, 2, 3LSTR, 3, 4!
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FLST,2,1,3,ORDE,1FITEM,2,5FLST,8,2,3FITEM,8,1FITEM,8,2LROTAT,P51X, , , , , ,P51X, ,360,4,
!FLST,2,4,4,ORDE,2FITEM,2,4FITEM,2,-7ADRAG,P51X, , , , , , 1!FLST,2,4,4,ORDE,4FITEM,2,8FITEM,2,11FITEM,2,13FITEM,2,15ADRAG,P51X, , , , , , 2!FLST,2,4,4,ORDE,4
FITEM,2,16FITEM,2,19FITEM,2,21FITEM,2,23ADRAG,P51X, , , , , , 3!/REPLOT!/SOLUFLST,2,8,4,ORDE,6FITEM,2,4FITEM,2,-7FITEM,2,24
FITEM,2,27FITEM,2,29FITEM,2,31!*/GODL,P51X, ,UX,0FLST,2,8,4,ORDE,6FITEM,2,4FITEM,2,-7FITEM,2,24FITEM,2,27FITEM,2,29FITEM,2,31!*
/GODL,P51X, ,UY,0FLST,2,2,3,ORDE,2FITEM,2,6FITEM,2,8!*/GODK,P51X, ,0, ,1,UZ, , , , , ,!
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FLST,2,2,3,ORDE,2FITEM,2,18FITEM,2,20!*/GODK,P51X, ,0, ,1,UZ, , , , , ,
!/VIEW,1,,,-1/ANG,1/REP,FAST/prep7/TITLE,Cylindrical Hull Section (Esize = 1)!*TYPE, 1MAT, 1REAL, 1ESYS, 0!esize,1!*
amesh,allcsys,1nrotat,allsfe,all,2,pres,,12000,,,/SOLUSBCTRAN!/DIST, 1, 27.1280083138/FOC, 1, -4.93790132953 , 4.04348334897 , 16.2225589785/VIEW, 1, -0.446499709800 , 0.488816565998 , -0.749464057814/ANG, 1, 0.415875984041/DIST,1,0.924021086472,1!
/PSF,PRES,NORM,2,0,1/PBF,TEMP, ,1/PIC,DEFA, ,1/PSYMB,CS,0/PSYMB,NDIR,0/PSYMB,ESYS,0/PSYMB,LDIV,0/PSYMB,LDIR,0/PSYMB,ADIR,0/PSYMB,ECON,0/PSYMB,XNODE,0/PSYMB,DOT,1/PSYMB,PCONV,/PSYMB,LAYR,0
/PSYMB,FBCS,0!*/PBC,ALL,,1/PBC,NFOR,,0/PBC,NMOM,,0/PBC,RFOR,,0/PBC,RMOM,,0/PBC,PATH,,0!*
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/AUTO,1/REP,FAST!eplot/replotFINISH
! Run the Eigenvalue Buckling Analysis for the first 7 modes/SOL!*allselANTYPE,0pstres,onsolve!*FINISH/SOLUTIONANTYPE,1BUCOPT,LANB,7,0,0MXPAND,7,0,100000,1,0.001,solve
FINISH/POST1allseleplotSET,FIRSTrsys,1/contour,0,12plnsol,u,x,0,1/ANG,1/REP,FAST/DIST,1,1.37174211248,1/STAT,GLOBALFINISH
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11. Appendix C – Submarine ANSYS Macro
!This macro recreates the submarine and runs an Eigenvalue Buckling!Analysis with an element size of 1 for the first 7 modes of which the
!2nd mode (2ND) is of interest!!Author: Harvey C. Lee!Date created: March 17, 2007!!Directions: Create this macro and call it!create_sub&run_eigenbuckling.mac. Then launch ANSYS and in the command!prompt, type create_sub&run_eigenbuckling!/COM,ANSYS RELEASE 10.0A1 UP20060105 12:46:41 03/14/2007!*!*/NOPR
/PMETH,OFF,0KEYW,PR_SET,1KEYW,PR_STRUC,1KEYW,PR_THERM,0KEYW,PR_FLUID,0KEYW,PR_MULTI,0/GO!*/COM,/COM,Preferences for GUI filtering have been set to display:/COM, Structural!*/PREP7!*
ET,1,SHELL181!*KEYOPT,1,1,0KEYOPT,1,3,2KEYOPT,1,8,0KEYOPT,1,9,0KEYOPT,1,10,0!*R,1,4/12, , , , , ,R,2,6/12, , , , , ,R,3,1, , , , , ,RMORE, , , , , , ,!*
MPREAD,'matprop','mp',' 'csys,0K,1,0,0,0,K,2,0,0,12,K,3,0,0,24,K,4,0,0,36,K,5,0,6,0,kplotLSTR, 1, 2LSTR, 2, 3
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LSTR, 3, 4!FLST,2,1,3,ORDE,1FITEM,2,5FLST,8,2,3FITEM,8,1
FITEM,8,2LROTAT,P51X, , , , , ,P51X, ,360,4,!FLST,2,4,4,ORDE,2FITEM,2,4FITEM,2,-7ADRAG,P51X, , , , , , 1!FLST,2,4,4,ORDE,4FITEM,2,8FITEM,2,11FITEM,2,13FITEM,2,15ADRAG,P51X, , , , , , 2
!FLST,2,4,4,ORDE,4FITEM,2,16FITEM,2,19FITEM,2,21FITEM,2,23ADRAG,P51X, , , , , , 3!/VIEW,1,,,-1/ANG,1/REP,FAST/replot!
!!/PREP7csys,1LSTR, 5, 1LSTR, 1, 7LSTR, 1, 8LSTR, 1, 6LSTR, 17, 4LSTR, 4, 19LSTR, 4, 20LSTR, 4, 18!FLST,3,2,3,ORDE,2
FITEM,3,9FITEM,3,13KGEN,2,P51X, , ,-1, , , ,0LSTR, 9, 21LSTR, 13, 22!ADRAG, 40, , , , , , 8ADRAG, 42, , , , , , 11ADRAG, 45, , , , , , 13
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ADRAG, 48, , , , , , 15ADRAG, 41, , , , , , 16ADRAG, 54, , , , , , 19ADRAG, 57, , , , , , 21ADRAG, 60, , , , , , 23!
FLST,2,3,4FITEM,2,32FITEM,2,7FITEM,2,34AL,P51XFLST,2,3,4FITEM,2,34FITEM,2,6FITEM,2,33AL,P51XFLST,2,3,4FITEM,2,33FITEM,2,5FITEM,2,35
AL,P51XFLST,2,3,4FITEM,2,35FITEM,2,4FITEM,2,32AL,P51XFLST,2,3,4FITEM,2,36FITEM,2,31FITEM,2,38AL,P51XFLST,2,3,4FITEM,2,38
FITEM,2,29FITEM,2,37AL,P51XFLST,2,3,4FITEM,2,37FITEM,2,27FITEM,2,39AL,P51XFLST,2,3,4FITEM,2,39FITEM,2,24FITEM,2,36AL,P51Xaplot
!FLST,3,1,3,ORDE,1FITEM,3,4KGEN,2,P51X, , , , ,8, ,1kplott,,,,,,,,,1FLST,3,1,3,ORDE,1FITEM,3,39KGEN,2,P51X, , , , ,8, ,1kplott,,,,,,,,,1
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LSTR, 4, 39LSTR, 39, 40/replotlplot!FLST,3,1,3,ORDE,1
FITEM,3,40KGEN,2,P51X, , ,2, , , ,1FLST,3,1,3,ORDE,1FITEM,3,40!LSTR, 40, 41FLST,2,1,4,ORDE,1FITEM,2,68FLST,8,2,3FITEM,8,39FITEM,8,40AROTAT,P51X, , , , , ,P51X, ,360,4,!FLST,3,1,3,ORDE,1
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12. Appendix D – Main Cylindrical Section Eigenvalue
Buckling Results
Buckled mode shape for Element size = 6 (DOF = 336)
Buckled mode shape for Element size = 5 (DOF = 480)
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Buckled mode shape for Element size = 4 (DOF = 720)
Buckled mode shape for Element size = 3 (DOF = 1248)
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Buckled mode shape for Element size = 2 (DOF = 2280)
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13. Appendix E - Main Cylindrical Section Nonlinear
Buckling Results
Buckled mode shape for OOR = 1”
Buckled mode shape for OOR = 2”
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Buckled mode shape for OOR = 3”
Buckled mode shape for OOR = 4”
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14. Appendix F – Submarine Eigenvalue Buckling Results
Buckled mode shape for Element size = 2 (DOF = 7,512)
Buckled mode shape for Element size = 3 (DOF = 3,384)
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Buckled mode shape for Element size = 4 (DOF = 3,000)
Buckled mode shape for Element size = 5 (DOF = 2,760)
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Buckled mode shape for Element size = 6 (DOF = 1,032)
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15. Appendix G - Submarine Nonlinear Buckling Results
Buckled mode shape for OOR = 1”
Hull stresses for OOR = 1”
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Internal stiffener stresses for OOR = 1”
Buckled mode shape for OOR = 2”
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Hull stresses for OOR = 2”
Internal stiffener stresses for OOR = 2”
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Buckled mode shape for OOR = 3”
Hull stresses for OOR = 3”
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Internal stiffener stresses for OOR = 3”
Buckled mode shape for OOR = 4”
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Hull stresses for OOR = 4”
Internal stiffener stresses for OOR = 4”
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Southwell Plot for OOR = 1” (Pcrit = 10,132 psi)
Southwell Plot for OOR = 2” (Pcrit = 10,111 psi)
Southwell PlotOOR = 2"
y = 0.0000989x + 0.0000046
R2
= 0.9978519
0.00E+00
5.00E-06
1.00E-05
1.50E-05
2.00E-05
2.50E-05
3.00E-05
0 0.05 0.1 0.15 0.2 0.25
Deflection (in.)
D e f l / P r e s s u r e ( i n .
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Southwell PlotOOR = 1"
y = 0.0000987x + 0.0000012
R2
= 0.9972790
0.00E+00
5.00E-06
1.00E-05
1.50E-05
2.00E-05
2.50E-05
3.00E-05
0 0.05 0.1 0.15 0.2 0.25 0.3
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Southwell Plot for OOR = 3” (Pcrit = 10,417 psi)
Southwell Plot for OOR = 4” (Pcrit = 10,537 psi)
Southwell PlotOOR = 4"
y = 0.0000949x + 0.0000116
R2
= 0.9996126
0.00E+00
5.00E-06
1.00E-05
1.50E-05
2.00E-05
2.50E-05
3.00E-05
3.50E-05
4.00E-05
0 0.05 0.1 0.15 0.2 0.25
Deflection (in.)
D e f l / P r e s s u r e
( i n .
/ p s i )
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y = 0.0000960x + 0.0000081
R2
= 0.9992345
0.00E+00
5.00E-06
1.00E-05
1.50E-05
2.00E-05
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16. Appendix H - Submarine Nonlinear Buckling Results with
Plasticity
Buckled mode shape for OOR = 1”
Hull stresses for OOR = 1”
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Internal stiffener strains for OOR = 1”
Buckled mode shape for OOR = 2”
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Hull stresses for OOR = 2”
Internal stiffener strains for OOR 2”
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Buckled mode shape for OOR = 3”
Hull stresses for OOR = 3”
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Internal stiffener strains for OOR = 3”
Buckled mode shape for OOR = 4”