• Journal of the Society of Naval Architects of Korea
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• v.41 no.2
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• pp.98-105
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• 2004

This study focuses on an analytical approach to calculate four crane lifting forces for heavy ship hull blocks considering elongations of lilting slings. Four-crane-lifting is a redundant problem. During lifting procedures, in addition to the force and moment equilibrium equations, a compatibility condition is introduced to determine 4 unknown lifting forces. For verification of the method, a ship hull block with field measurements data is analyzed and the result shows that the information obtained by current method could be useful to engineers to conduct lifting work at shipyards.

• Journal of Korean Association for Spatial Structures
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• v.8 no.3
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• pp.45-51
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• 2008

A single layer-latticed dome is advantageous for large span structures because it is very stiff despite the light weight of the structure itself. However, this structure becomes easily unstable during erection due to its large size. The Block method is popular with the large span structures. A partial block of the dome is fabricated on the ground and lifted by crane to a designated location of structures. The lifting point selection is very important to create a stable erection and to avoid buckling of members during the erection. The purpose of this study is to analyze the structural behaviors and buckling characteristics according to the lifting point of single-layer latticed domes with triangle network in order to take materials about the safe and economic erection. The conclusions are obtained as follow. 1) The buckling strength of the block part varies with the location of lifting points when it is erected. In case, the height of the dome is lower, the effort of buckling strength of the structure is higher. 2) In buckling strength, the effect of the lifting rope length is smaller than it of the lifting points change.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.36 no.6
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• pp.681-689
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• 2012

In this study, we performed a simulation of the dynamic response of a multibody system to calculate the tension acting on wire ropes connecting floating cranes and a heavy cargo such as a Giga Block weighing over 5000 tons when the cargo is salvaged using parallel connected floating cranes. In this simulation, we supposed that the motion of the floating cranes, barge ship, and heavy cargo has 6 degrees of freedom and that the interaction is determined by constraints among them. In addition, we considered independent hydrostatic and hydrodynamic forces as external forces acting on the floating cranes and barge ship. The simulation result can be a basis for verifying the safety of construction methods in which heavy cargo is salvaged by parallel connected floating cranes, and it can also be used to guide the development of such construction methods.

• Journal of Ocean Engineering and Technology
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• v.29 no.4
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• pp.309-316
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• 2015

Lifting lugs are frequently used in shipyards to transport and turn over the blocks of ships and offshore structures. With the development of shipbuilding technology, blocks have increased in size, and block management technology has assumed a more important role in shipbuilding to enhance the productivity. For the sake of economics, as well as the safe design of a lug structure, a more rational design procedure based on a rigorous structural analysis is needed. This study investigated the strength characteristics of T-type lugs, considering the influence of blocks on which lugs are attached, by varying the in-plane and out-of-plane load direction. In this paper, the ultimate strength is also addressed for cases that include or do not include blocks in the strength analysis. In the present results, when there was a load acting in the normal direction to the block surface, the strength characteristics became poor, and the ultimate strength decreased. This paper ends by describing the need for further study to develop a more rational design for a lug structure.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Navigation and Port Research Conference
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• 2010.10a
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• pp.38-39
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• 2010

최근들어 항만건설 및 선박블록 운송의 증가로 대형 부선을 예인하는 예부선과 침몰 선박 인양 및 해상교량공사 등을 위한 해상크레인 운송선단의 통항이 매년 증가 추세에 있다. 우리나라에서 이들 선박의 주 항로는 남해와 서해 연안으로, 이 지역은 도서가 산재해 있고 협수로가 많은 지형적 특성과 연안으로 근접하여 항해 시 강한 조류의 영향을 받으며, 또한 어망과 조업중인 어선들과 많이 조우하게 된다. 특히, 돌발적인 해양 기상적 특징을 포함하고 있다. 이러한 영향에 따라서 이 해역을 통항하는 예부선 및 해상크레인 선단의 조종성능이 크게 저하되어 해양사고의 위험성이 고조되고 있다. 이에 따라서, 이 연구에서는 해상크레인의 연안해역 예항시 안전하게 항해할 수 있는 적절한 조종 방법을 고찰하여 안전운항에 기여하고자 한다.