Discussion About Conducting the Full-scale Ship Structural Collapse Test in China

In order to study the structural failure mechanism and mode of the warship and improve the ultimate strength, this paper analyzes the contents and results of the tests carried out by western developed countries such as America and Europe. Taking account of the design and building of warship and navy development, it talks about the necessities and feasibilities to do the full-scale warship collapse test by us objectively and concludes that the test is badly needed. It puts forward the method and suggests that the full-scale ship structural collapse test should be carried out with two self-designed decommissioned warships of similar structure. With the test data, the real ultimate bearing capacity and the safety coefficient of ship structures can be ensured. A more perfect standard system of ship design and evaluation can be built.