STRUCTURAL DESIGN OF VIEWING PORTS FOR OCEANOGRAPHIC VEHICLES

Abstract

A design procedure for the reinforcement of viewing port openings in spherical shells for deep-diving oceanographic vehicles is presented. This procedure is based on the concepts of membrane deflection and zero rotation of the spherical head to the viewing port intersection. A small model was tested to determine the validity of the developed procedure. Strain measurements indicated that no appreciable bending occurred and that the structure reacted in a highly favorable manner under hydrostatic loading.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1963
Accession Number
AD0406094

Entities

People

  • James A. Nott

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Center Of Gravity
  • Elements
  • Equations
  • Gages
  • Geometry
  • Hydrostatic Pressure
  • Instrumentation
  • Materials
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Models
  • Modulus Of Elasticity
  • Pressure Hulls
  • Ships
  • Stresses
  • Submarine Hulls
  • Thick Walls
  • Vehicles

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Facility/Structural Engineering.
  • Marine Hydrodynamics
  • Mechanical Engineering/Mechanics of Materials.