Affiliation:
1. Civil Engineering Department, University of Basrah , Basrah , Iraq
Abstract
Abstract
Container docks, which are an essential component of the marine berth, are exposed to loads from various sources, such as self-weight, operation, and environment. In this study, four sets of combined loads to which the container berth is exposed were selected at the Um-Qaser Port in southern Iraq. The berth was constructed more than 40 years ago, which has to be verified according to latest specifications, and each set of combined loads was analyzed in three cases. In the first case, the piles were assumed to be fixed at the seabed, and in the second and third cases the piles were modeled as embedded in elastic and elasto-plastic sandy soil, respectively. The general-purpose finite-element software ABAQUS was used to model the various components to determine the maximum stresses, displacements, axial forces, shear forces, and bending moments due to dead, live, operate, berthing, mooring, waves, and seismic loads. It has been demonstrated that the impact loads of ships have a more significant impact on the structure compared to other loads. The calculated displacement when the piles are assumed to be fixed at the seabed level may be reduced by 50–94% of that calculated when the soil is modeled, meaning that assuming fixed piles yields inaccurate results, especially for deck displacements. However, this assumption was verified to yield reasonable results for shear forces at the pile head. It could also be noted that the elasto-plastic model of soil was more sensitive than the elastic model in displacement by 0.4–8% and bending moment by 0.3–34%, while it is less sensitive in axial force by 3–8%. The aim of this study is to obtain knowledge on the behavior and efficiency of container berth under the influence of different loads and the environmental conditions surrounding it.
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