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Types of Offshore Structures

Broadly, offshore structures maybe of two types: 1.                  Floating – These offshore platforms are floating in free surface and are movable…

The Ballast Free Ship (BFS)

When a ship moves forward it produces regions of increased water pressure near its bow and reduced water pressure at…

Ballast Free Ship Design

Ballast water is fresh or seawater, held in tanks and cargo holds of ships to increase stability and manoeuvrability during…

Stiffening And Stiffeners

The word ‘stiffening’ essentially suggests the purpose of providing extra stress-bearing capacity or rigidity to the existing structural member.  Does simply erecting…

Basic/Fundamental Structural Members

After a brief insight into the material properties commonly used, let us have a glance at the big and small…

Under the Skin: Part 1

Have you ever wondered what lies within the skin of the prodigious engineering marvels such like ships? You may be surprised…

Dynamic Amplification and Extrapolation of Fundamental Laws

Study of the unpredictability of wave based phenomenon is of great importance in seakeeping. We are accustomed to apply Newton’s…

What are Offshore Wind Farms?

Offshore Wind Farms are exemplary modern developments of tapping wind energy at seas for widespread harnessing of power as compared…

Unconventional Offshore Structures-Wind Farms

Offshore Structures have been one of the most indigenous creations of man as it gave him access to the nature’s treasury of fuel…

A General Discussion on Ship Stability

Strength and Stability of a ship or any other marine structure are of major concerns for a Naval Architect. Ships, which are…

Worked Example

Design co-efficient

The Naval Architect uses many co-efficient in ship technology, five of which are listed below: