by Team TheNavalArch | Mar 27, 2017 | Ship Corrosion
CATHODIC PROTECTION ON SHIPS – SACRIFICIAL ANODES Image Source: pixabay SECTION 1 – INTRODUCTION Due to the environment in which they operate, ships are among the structures most exposed to environmental corrosion. The sea water is a very corrosive environment...
by Team TheNavalArch | Mar 6, 2017 | Ship Structural Engineering
LONGITUDINAL STRENGTH OF SHIPS – A GUIDE Source: http://worldwideflood.com Talking about strength of a ship, the picture that comes to mind is that of a ship being subject to rough weather of the sea, and trying her best not to crack or capsize. A ship with sufficient...
by Team TheNavalArch | Feb 18, 2017 | Marine Transportation, Towing
Bollard Pull Calculations for Towing Operations Part II – Finding out the maximum feasible tow speed (To read Part I, please click here) Introduction This is Part – II of the two part article on Bollard Pull calculations. In the Part I we saw how to...
by Team TheNavalArch | Feb 4, 2017 | Marine Transportation, Towing
Bollard Pull Calculations for Towing Operations – an Introduction Part I – Calculating the required Bollard Pull (BP) (Click here for Part II) SECTION A – INTRODUCTION Bollard Pull calculation is one of the most frequent calculations performed in marine...