Finite Element Modelling of the Wreck of USS Arizona

Summary

This is an abstract from the session entitled "Hard Science on Hard Steel: Scientific Studies of the USS Arizona" , at the 2020 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology.

Finite element modeling (FEM) is a method for predicting the stresses in a body under load. We are building a model of USS Arizona to use as a conservation tool - a virtual way of predicting future degradation and trying out conservation schemes. Results will be shown of initial modeling efforts and how we intend to extend and refine the model. The methods available to build in structural changes due to corrosion and progressive collapse will be discussed, hopefully highlighting the utility of the FEM method in conservation activities of archaeologically significant structures.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Hard Science on Hard Steel: Scientific Studies of the USS Arizona   •
• Society for Historical Archaeology 2020

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Contact(s): Society for Historical Archaeology

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PaperId(s): 528