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On the vibrational characteristics of a two-tier scaled container stack

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It is estimated that around 10,000 containers are lost during maritime transportation every year, representing an economic loss to the liner industry. Regulations and norms used to calculate values to secure them to the ship’s deck account for static loads only, neglecting more realistic conditions. This paper describes an approach to simulate a two-tier scaled model of a 20-ft ISO freight container and its linking connectors, denominated twist locks, subject to a dynamical load induced by its base. To analyze this problem two methods were employed: a shaking table test and finite-element analysis. Results of this study indicate that the numerical model built to simulate two-tier container stack dynamics is a promising tool for further studies. Moreover, the model is able to predict conditions close to real situations faced by container stacks while stored on deck.

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Acknowledgments

We would like to express our deep appreciation to Mr. Kazunori Masabayashi and the other technical members of MTI (Monohakobi Technology Institute) for their support during this study, to professor Milton Antonio Zaro for his support regarding data filtering, and to Benjamin Rossman for English grammar review.

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  1. Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Kashiwa no Ha 5-1-5, Chiba, 277-8568, Japan

    Levent Kirkayak, Vinicius Aguiar de Souza, Katsuyuki Suzuki & Hidetoshi Sueoka

  2. Monohakobi Technology Institute, 2-3-2 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 100-0005, Japan

    Hideyuki Ando

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Kirkayak, L., de Souza, V.A., Suzuki, K. et al. On the vibrational characteristics of a two-tier scaled container stack. J Mar Sci Technol 16, 354–365 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00773-011-0129-y

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