Development of a Plan to Obtain In-Service Still Water Bending Moment Information for Statistical Characterization.

Abstract

Although there have been many instrumentation programs directed at measuring full-scale midship bending moment variations due to wave loadings, there has been no comprehensive attempt to directly ascertain the still water bending moments (SWBM) which are necessary to determine the total bending load experienced. This report reviews previous instrumentation programs and recommends programs to gather SWBM data in sufficient quantity to be useful for statistical characterization and for obtaining SWBM envelope curves. Included are cost estimates, desirable equipment and is calibration, data recording, data processing, data reduction and data analysis considerations. Keywords: Ship structures.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1982
Accession Number
ADA162560

Entities

People

  • John W. Boylston
  • Karl A. Stambaugh

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Bending Moments
  • Bending Stress
  • Coast Guard
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Cost Estimates
  • Data Acquisition
  • Data Analysis
  • Data Processing
  • Data Reduction
  • Information Science
  • Magnetic Tape
  • Measurement
  • Metacentric Height
  • Naval Architecture
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Recording Systems

Fields of Study

  • Education

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Marine Hydrodynamics
  • Systems Analysis and Design