Crashworthy side structures for improved collision damage survivability of coasters and medium sized roro cargo ships (CRASHCOASTER)

Objective

From the 1st of June 1998 onwards, newly built ships having a length of between 80 and 100 meters must have a substantial probability of survival when struck by another ship (IMO resolution A.684(17)). Conventional design measures for realising the required survivabilility will put substantial operational restrictions on vessels in this category. Moreover one measure, i.e. increased GM, decreases the safety of the ship in normal operation. In current design and legislative practice, the resistance of a side structure against collision (crashworthiness) is ignored as a design parameter. Hence, the project aims at exploiting the crashworthiness of the side structures so that, at least partially, conventional measures can be avoided without impairing the attained survivability of the examined vessels.

Programme(s)

• FP5-GROWTH - Programme for research technological development and demonstration on "Competitive and sustainable growth 1998-2002"

Topic(s)

• 1.1.3.-3. - Key Action Land Transport and Marine Technologies

Funding Scheme

CSC - Cost-sharing contracts

Coordinator

NETHERLANDS ORGANISATION FOR APPLIED SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH - TNO

Address

Lange Kleiweg 5
2600 AD Rijswijk
Netherlands

Participants (13)

ALSTOM - CHANTIERS DE L'ATLANTIQUE S.A.

France

Address

Avenue Bourdelle
44608 Saint-nazaire

BODEWES SCHEEPSWERF VOLHARDING FOXHOL B.V.

Netherlands

Address

14,Scheepswervenweg 14, Foxhol
9600 AB Hoogezand

BREMAN MACHINERY BV

Netherlands

Address

Sasdijk, 20
8280 AC Genemuiden

BUREAU VERITAS S.A.

France

Address

17 Bis,place Des Reflets 17 Bis, Paris La Defense 2
92400 Courbevoie

ESTALEIROS NAVAIS DE VIANA DO CASTEO S .A.

Portugal

Address

37,Avenida Do Restelo 37
1400 Lisboa

FLENSBURGER SCHIFFSBAU-GESELLSCHAFT MBH & CO KG

Germany

Address

52,Batteriestraße 52
24939 Flensburg

GERMANISCHER LLOYD AG

Germany

Address

Vorsetzen 32
20459 Hamburg

INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TECNICO

Portugal

Address

Av. Rovisco Pais
1049-001 Lisboa

PRINCIPIA MARINE S.A.

France

Address

Rue De La Noe 1
44321 Nantes

TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK

Denmark

Address

Building 101E
2800 Lyngby

Technische Universiteit Delft

Netherlands

Address

2,Mekelweg 2
2628 CD Delft

UNITED EUROPEAN CAR CARRIERS NORWAY A.S.

Norway

Address

Hasseldalen
4892 Grimstad

WAGENBORG SHIPPING B.V.

Netherlands

Address

Markstraat, 10
9930 AA Delfzijl