1. Schilick’s formula for Calculating ships Hull frequency
The first systematic investigation of ship hull vibration seems to have been made by Otto Schilick who had published the first of a long series of papers on the subject in 1884.
He pointed out that vibration is present to some degree in all vessels, and is not due to excessively powerful engines nor with construction, but to the fact that a ship is an elastic structure and therefore, has a definite period in which it will vibrate if once disturbed.
The governing factors are the magnitude of distributing force, the restraining force provided by the elasticity of the structure, the mass of the latter, and the damping effect of the water.
March 16, 2017
Dr. M. Rafiqul Islam

2. Schilick’s formula for Calculating ships Hull frequency (Contd..)
Let us consider a uniform beam of length L to be simply supported. A load W acts at the centre of the beam as shown in figure below:
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Dr. M. Rafiqul Islam

3. Schilick’s formula for Calculating ships Hull frequency (Contd..)
Let us neglect the weight of the beam. Let the dynamic deflection at the centre at any instant be y. Then we can write kinetic energy of the system:
The potential energy of the system is equal to the strain energy stored in the beam. Suppose that a rod of length L and a cross-sectional area A is subjected to an axial tensile force P. The length of the rod is increased by δ. Then the stress and strain are given by the following expressions.
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Dr. M. Rafiqul Islam

4. Schilick’s formula for Calculating ships Hull frequency (Contd..)
Again, δ P
Elongation
Force
Strain energy,
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5. Schilick’s formula for Calculating ships Hull frequency (Contd..)
Similarly when a simply supported beam is subjected to a bending moment M, the strain energy can be expressed as
Thus the static strain energy of a simply supported beam can be expressed as
Equatipon (1)
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6. Schilick’s formula for Calculating ships Hull frequency (Contd..)
But,
Therefore,
Equation (2)
We know that the static deflection of the simply supported beam is given by
Equation (3)
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Dr. M. Rafiqul Islam

7. Schilick’s formula for Calculating ships Hull frequency (Contd..)
From equations (2) and (3) we obtain,
Eq. (4)
From equation (4) we find that strain energy is proportional to square of deflection. Let us now consider the dynamic deflection ‘y’ due to a vibrating load. Then we can write strain energy
Eq. (5)
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8. Schilick’s formula for Calculating ships Hull frequency (Contd..)
Total energy =KE+PE=constant
Eq. (6)
Now differentiating w.r.t. as
……Eq. (7)
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9. Schilick’s formula for Calculating ships Hull frequency (Contd..)
Let,
Therefore equation (7) becomes
This is a linear second order differential equation. The solution of this equation is
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Dr. M. Rafiqul Islam

10. Schilick’s formula for Calculating ships Hull frequency (Contd..)
Therefore, Time period,
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Dr. M. Rafiqul Islam

11. Schilick’s formula for Calculating ships Hull frequency (Contd..)
Schilick applied this formula to the case of ship vibration. He gave it an empirical form by the use of a coefficient
Where, I= Moment of inertia of all longitudinal material in the cross section amidships
Δ= Displacement of the ship
L= length of the ship
September 26, 2007
Dr. M. Rafiqul Islam

12. Schilick’s formula for Calculating ships Hull frequency (Contd..)
coefficient incorporating the constant factors E, g and also an empirical term taking account of the different modes of vibration and of departures of the ship girder and its loading from the basic uniform bar.
He obtained the values of the coefficient for several ships.
= for vessels with very fine lines (destroyer)
= 143,500 for large trans-atlantic passenger liner with fine
lines
=127,900 for cargo boats with fullness
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Dr. M. Rafiqul Islam

13. Problem
As ship of fine form has a length of 3 60 ft, displacement 3000 tons and a moment of inertia of the midship section of in2ft2. Calculate the frequency of vertical vibration of the ship using the schiclick’s formula. Use Schilick’s constant 157,000.
September 26, 2007
Dr. M. Rafiqul Islam

14. Problem
The following particulars have been given, estimate the 2NV natural
hull frequency for the new similar ship.
Vessel
LBP(m)
Displacement (tonnes)
2NV(cycles/min)
INA(m4)
Basis Ship
120
12,500
76.15
18.00
New Ship
125
14800
20.85
September 26, 2007
Dr. M. Rafiqul Islam