DETERMINATION OF WEIGHT, VOLUME AND COST FOR TANKERS AND DRY CARGO SHIPS,

Abstract

A description is given of a method for obtaining design characteristics, weight, volume, and cost of various sizes of tankers and dry-cargo ships. Details of component weight, volume, and cost of a number of ships, estimated in accordance with usual shipbuilding practice, were analyzed and the data are plotted in parametric form as working charts. These charts show the relationships of component weight, volume, material cost, and manhours for the respective Navy weight and cost groups. The accuracy of the weight, volume, and cost-estimating techniques is within plus or minus 10 percent except for unusual circumstances. Substantiating data for the working charts (that is, the data points and the rationale for determination of the parametric relationships) are presented. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1968
Accession Number
AD0669568

Entities

People

  • Henry P. Rumble
  • Roger P. Johnson

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Cargo Ships
  • Engineering
  • Manufacturing
  • Marine Engineering
  • Materials
  • Naval Architecture
  • Shipbuilding
  • Ships

Readers

  • Business Analytics
  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis
  • Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering.