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Welding Practices in the Shipbuilding Industry
Multiple Passes: When plates of high thicknesses are welded (usually more than 5 to 6 mm), a number of welding passes…
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Gas Shielded Arc Welding Processes
Gas shielded arc welding processes use a blanket of a gas, instead of flux, to provide insulation to the arc…
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Arc Welding
The fundamental principle of arc welding is to connect a metal electrode to an electrical power supply, forming a closed…
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Welding Methods And Weld Defects In Shipbuilding
Welding is one of the most widely used hot-work processes used in the shipbuilding industry. The development in welding technology has enabled…
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Spiral Manoeuvre
This is a measure of the directional stability of the vessel. Imagine a situation where your vessel drifts off the…
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Understanding Different Types Of Manoeuvres of a Vessel
we had an overview of the different types of manoeuvres undertaken by a ship, along with their necessary trials done post-launch. We also…
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Floating of Metal Structures
To construct a ship that floats when immersed water, marine engineers and naval architects rely on the Archimedes principle. This…
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Materials Used on Different Parts of a Ship
The Shell Plating: This forms the watertight skin of the ship contributes to the longitudinal strength of the structure and…
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Most commonly used materials for shipbuilding
Steel: This is a highly versatile ship construction material and is used extensively on ships for the making of its…
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What Materials Are Used For Building Ships?
The economic aspect of running a merchant vessel is of prime importance as a shipowner requires a build which maximises…
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Static stresses and constraints
These stresses are measured when the ship is not under way. They are often caused by a poor longitudinal distribution…
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What is hogging stress
Hogging stress The length of the vessel may be considered to act like a long girder pivoted on a wave…