Computational Analysis of Flight Deck Structural Behaviour under Variable Loadings
The flight deck of an aircraft carrier is subjected to various loads. In addition, the operation of fixed-wing aircraft presents unique structural requirements for the deck. This paper, therefore, compares the structural behaviour of a flight deck which was designed following the guidelines of three...
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| description | The flight deck of an aircraft carrier is subjected to various loads. In addition, the operation of fixed-wing aircraft presents unique structural requirements for the deck. This paper, therefore, compares the structural behaviour of a flight deck which was designed following the guidelines of three classification societies: Lloyd’s Register (LR), Det Norske Veritas Germanischer Lloyd (DNV), and Registro Italiano Navale (RINA). The loading scenarios considered in this work represent the operation of an F-35B Lightning jet from a Queen Elizabeth-class (QEC) aircraft carrier. A commercial finite element analysis (FEA) software ANSYS was also used to investigate the deflection, stress and strain on the deck plates. The analysis identified that only the calculated deck thickness values based on the LR regulations would meet the requirement for the class. This finding was further supported by the FEA. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4725d617da5542dea99439295cda64ef2023-11-22T23:54:07ZengMDPI AGJournal of Marine Science and Engineering2077-13122021-11-01911126210.3390/jmse9111262Computational Analysis of Flight Deck Structural Behaviour under Variable LoadingsVictoria G. Carter0Md Jahir Rizvi1School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics, Faculty of Science and Engineering, University of Plymouth, Plymouth PL4 8AA, UKSchool of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics, Faculty of Science and Engineering, University of Plymouth, Plymouth PL4 8AA, UKThe flight deck of an aircraft carrier is subjected to various loads. In addition, the operation of fixed-wing aircraft presents unique structural requirements for the deck. This paper, therefore, compares the structural behaviour of a flight deck which was designed following the guidelines of three classification societies: Lloyd’s Register (LR), Det Norske Veritas Germanischer Lloyd (DNV), and Registro Italiano Navale (RINA). The loading scenarios considered in this work represent the operation of an F-35B Lightning jet from a Queen Elizabeth-class (QEC) aircraft carrier. A commercial finite element analysis (FEA) software ANSYS was also used to investigate the deflection, stress and strain on the deck plates. The analysis identified that only the calculated deck thickness values based on the LR regulations would meet the requirement for the class. This finding was further supported by the FEA.https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1312/9/11/1262flight deckaircraft carrierfailure behaviourstressdeformationFEA |
| spellingShingle | Victoria G. Carter Md Jahir Rizvi Computational Analysis of Flight Deck Structural Behaviour under Variable Loadings Journal of Marine Science and Engineering flight deck aircraft carrier failure behaviour stress deformation FEA |
| title | Computational Analysis of Flight Deck Structural Behaviour under Variable Loadings |
| title_full | Computational Analysis of Flight Deck Structural Behaviour under Variable Loadings |
| title_fullStr | Computational Analysis of Flight Deck Structural Behaviour under Variable Loadings |
| title_full_unstemmed | Computational Analysis of Flight Deck Structural Behaviour under Variable Loadings |
| title_short | Computational Analysis of Flight Deck Structural Behaviour under Variable Loadings |
| title_sort | computational analysis of flight deck structural behaviour under variable loadings |
| topic | flight deck aircraft carrier failure behaviour stress deformation FEA |
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