Abstract
Abstract Based on the extreme value of the primary loads of ship hull girder instead of characteristic values, the more reasonable load combination factors are defined. In order to evaluate the random variation of newly defined load combination factors, based on Ferry-Berges & Castanheta (FBC) and Poisson square wave models, the still water bending moments (SWBM), vertical wave bending moments (VWBM) and their combined processes are simulated to get the random realizations of load combination factors. The statistical analysis results show that the load combination factors take the value of 1 with the highest probability and can be well fitted by the Weibull distribution. Such information should be incorporated appropriately in the reliability analysis of ship hull girder.
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