The effect of increasing the thickness of the ship’s structural members on the Generalised Life Cycle Maintenance Cost (GLCMC)

Lazakis, Iraklis and Turan, Osman; Zanic, Vedran and Andric, Jerolim, eds. (2009) The effect of increasing the thickness of the ship’s structural members on the Generalised Life Cycle Maintenance Cost (GLCMC). In: Proceedings of IMPROVE Final Workshop. University of Zagreb, HRV.

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Abstract

In the context of the EU funded IMPROVE project, the research work of a Generalised Life Cycle Maintenance Cost (GLCMC) was initiated in order to investigate the influence of a weight oriented ship structural design on its production and operational characteristics. Following this, an increase in the structural scantlings of the ship was examined following the IACS Common Structural Rules (CSR) for double hull oil tankers. A case study for a Chemical tanker is shown considering an addition in its bottom plate thickness and three different cases of mean annual corrosion rates applied. A comparison regarding the “Gross gains”, “Gross expenses” and “Net gains” for this ship is also presented. Moreover, an evaluation of the extra cost for the additional steel weight used is shown together with the outcome on the repair-free operation of the ship for different additional plate thickness. Finally, a sensitivity analysis is carried out for the most likely case (“Case 2”) and the variation of different amount of days spent in the ship repair yard.

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Lazakis, Iraklis ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6130-9410 and Turan, Osman; Zanic, Vedran and Andric, Jerolim
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