Abstract
The gun foundation of any naval vessel is a critical part of its structure. To ensure that it could safely resist to the loads due to the gun, special care needs to be given to its design. The gun foundation is one of the heaviest part of a naval ship’s structure. Reducing its weight would reduce running and maintenance costs, and could improve the overall stability, sea behavior, and maneuverability of the ship. We have used a genetic algorithm to optimize the design of the gun foundation of an Offshore Patrol Vessel using a genetic algorithm. The presented approach automatically determines the best design parameters that would minimize the weight while satisfying the design criteria of classification societies. Thereby, substantial weight savings were obtained compared to the preliminary design. This example shows that our proposed methodology could be used to optimize the structural design of any portion of a ship.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Progress in the Analysis and Design of Marine Structures Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Marine Structures, MARSTRUCT 2017 |
| Subtitle of host publication | Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Marine Structures (MARSTRUCT 2017) |
| Editors | C. Guedes Soares, Y. Garbatov |
| Place of Publication | Leiden The Netherlands |
| Publisher | CRC Press |
| Pages | 131-140 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Edition | 1st |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781351653411 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781138069077 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2017 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | International Conference on Marine Structures 2017 - Lisbon, Portugal Duration: 8 May 2017 → 10 May 2017 Conference number: 6th http://www.marstruct-vi.com/marstruct2017/ |
Conference
| Conference | International Conference on Marine Structures 2017 |
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| Abbreviated title | MARSTRUCT 2017 |
| Country/Territory | Portugal |
| City | Lisbon |
| Period | 8/05/17 → 10/05/17 |
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