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Cruise Passenger Liner Terminal Structural Loading

Cruise Passenger Liner Terminal Structural Loading

Cruise Passenger Liner Terminal Structural Loading

(OP)
Hi everyone,
Can anyone please help me to evaluate the loading for a cruise liner terminal, let's say it caters for about 3000 people per ship and only one cruise ship can be berthed at the dock at a time. Is there any codes which stipulates the live loads for such a situation. And also if someone can give me a rough idea about the dead loads involved (x ray machines, security clearance, check in desks, luggage conveyors, and so on). I guess it should be similar as an airport but with reduced capacity (as we are catering for fewer people).

Thank you very much

RE: Cruise Passenger Liner Terminal Structural Loading

But the load-per-person for a cruise ship will be higher: More luggage, carried for a longer trip than the "average" airline customer. More likely to have carts (point losds at each wheel) also.

The construction loads (forklifts, cranes, personnel lifts) might be higher than the normal "in use" loads too.

The cruise ships I have been on have had tremendous concentration of people while loading and unloading - far more than just crowds milling around: People are in lines or groups gathered together.

RE: Cruise Passenger Liner Terminal Structural Loading

Hong Kong Port Works Design Manual

The live loads for the decks of public piers, to include for the movement of pedestrians, hand luggage, ship provisions and temporary stacking, should be taken as 10 kPa.

Where emergency vehicular access by an ambulance, police vehicle and/or fire engine as appropriate is required, the following additional requirements should be satisfied :

 Concentrated load to be applied on plan over any square with a 300 mm side should be greater than 75 kN.
 Total load to be applied on beams, uniformly distributed over span, should be greater than 150 kN.

Where general access for pedestrians is provided to the roof, the live load should be taken as 5 kPa.

RE: Cruise Passenger Liner Terminal Structural Loading

The reference by cvg should be appropriate, as Hong Kong is one of the world's busiest cruise ship harbours.

The "dead loads" listed in the OP are actually live loads, and would be included in the 10 kPa.

RE: Cruise Passenger Liner Terminal Structural Loading

(OP)
Hi everyone,

Thank you very much for all your help. cvg, the documents you gave me was very helpful. Thanks a lot.

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