Identifying Features of Determining Strength of Container When Transported by Sea

The presented research is aimed at assessment of issues relating to strength of a universal container of the standard size of 1CC while it is transported on the sea by a railway ferry. Further it is considered that the container is located on a flat wagon at which, it is fixed to the upper deck of a railway ferry. Three load scenarios were considered in the research. Each of these scenarios are characterized by loaded conditions defined in the study. The structure of the investigated container was modelled in a commercial simulation software. The dynamic loads acting to the container structure for all three considered schemes, were carried out using mathematical modelling. The finite element method was applied to the numerical analyses of strength of the container structure. It was revealed by means of simulation computations, that the maximal stress in the container structure was of 102.4 MPa within the permissible limits and the maximal displacements of 4.5 mm were achieved.