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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…
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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…
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Ballast Free Ship Design
Ballast water is fresh or seawater, held in tanks and cargo holds of ships to increase stability and manoeuvrability during…
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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…
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Basic/Fundamental Structural Members
After a brief insight into the material properties commonly used, let us have a glance at the big and small…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…