by Team TheNavalArch | Sep 15, 2020 | Ship Classification, Ship Design and Construction, Ship Structural Engineering
Introduction The longitudinal strength of a vessel is integral to its evaluation for a given purpose. To get an introduction to the topic, please refer to our other article Longitudinal Strength of Ships – an Introduction In this article, we’ll see from a...
by Team TheNavalArch | Jun 20, 2020 | Marine Operations, Salvage Operations
by Alessandro La Ferlita, Naval Architect Ultimate hull girder strength represents the maximum capacity, of the hull girder beyond the structure fails. In fact, if the vertical bending moment applied overcomes a certain maximum value, the ship can collapse (Figure 1)...
by Team TheNavalArch | Jun 16, 2020 | Ship Design and Construction, Ship Structural Engineering
The mid-ship section of a ship is a defining structural drawing of the vessel. It represents the most critical structural parameter of the vessel – its global strength. To assess how much of the bending moment (hog and sag) the vessel can tolerate, it is important to...
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...
