SUBHUL: Submarine Pressure Hull Finite Element Model Generator. User's Manual

Abstract

A user's manual for the submarine pressure hull finite element model generator program SUBHUL is presented. SUBHUL has been designed to produce model, mass, boundary condition and load files for the finite element program VAST. The manual describes typical submarine geometry and structural details. Organization of the program is given along with the procedure for model generation. Hard copies of terminal session prompts and responses are included to illustrate the use of the program. The VAST input files produced by SUBHUL are described. Examples of stress, buckling and vibration analysis using VAST are provided with the results illustrated in the form of graphic output

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1992
Accession Number
ADA616293

Entities

People

  • Donald R. Smith

Organizations

  • Defence Research and Development Canada

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ballast Tanks
  • Bulkheads
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Dynamic Response
  • Eccentricity
  • Frequency
  • Geometry
  • Hard Copy
  • Hulls (Marine)
  • Hydrostatic Pressure
  • Operating Systems
  • Pressure Hulls
  • Residual Stress
  • Resonant Frequency
  • Submarine Hulls
  • Vibration

Readers

  • Computer Science.
  • Structural Dynamics.