Survey of Structural Tolerances in the United States Commercial Shipbuilding Industry.

Abstract

Deviations from ideal structural design of different types of vessels during construction and service are investigated. Selected U.S. commercial shipyards, ship owner/operators, steel mills, and foreign classification societies are surveyed or interviewed with the purpose of documenting major deviations and recurring structural imperfections, and determining the factors leading to these deviations. An effort is also made to determine the extent of deviations from theoretical design and to establish, wherever possible, structural tolerance limits which are most commonly used in U.S. yards and which can therefore be considered representative of U.S. shipbuilding practice. These are compared to published international structural tolerance standards, and recommendations are given for further study. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1978
Accession Number
ADA057597

Entities

People

  • N. S. Basar
  • R. F. Stanley

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Coast Guard
  • Construction
  • Engineers
  • Fabrication
  • Geometry
  • Instruction Set Architecture
  • Joints
  • Materials
  • Materials Testing
  • Mechanics
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Shipbuilding
  • Tensile Strength
  • Test Methods
  • United States
  • Welded Joints

Readers

  • Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering.
  • Structural Health Monitoring of Composite Structures.
  • Theoretical Analysis.