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Ship Construction 2 min read
Longitudinal framing, deck and shell
Deck girders: These are longitudinal members that combine with the beams to form the longitudinal framing of the deck. Longitudinals:…
Ship Construction 2 min read
Definitions of hull elements
Keel: The keel is a member, or series of members, running longitudinally that forms the structural base of a ship.…
Important Charts 1 min read
HEAT FLUX
Heat flux also named as thermal flux, is referred to as heat flux density, heat-flow density is a flow of…
Ship Construction 3 min read
Longitudinal framing
Longitudinal framing (also called the Isherwood system after British naval architect Sir Joseph Isherwood, who patented it in 1906) is a method of ship construction in which…
Ship Construction 9 min read
Double Bottom
All sea going ships are double bottomed. In such a structural arrangement, a tank top is provided above the plate…
