The National Shipbuilding Research Program. Proceedings of the REAPS Technical Symposium. Paper No. 27: Shipbuilding Steel - United States vs Japanese Philosophies
Abstract
Proceeding of the REAPS Technical Symposium. Paper No. 27: Shipbuilding Steel - United States vs Japanese Philosophies. The United States, with the steady decline in commercial and naval shipbuilding, is not able to command the respect of the steel producer of this country that is afforded the Japanese shipbuilding industry by its steel producers. This is shown by a lack of shipbuilding structural shapes with the Japanese able to use a wide array of structurals while the U.S. is restricted to using split wide flanges and angle; the largest shapes being, 9" x 4" rolled by mills only once a year. Even the bulb plate; a standby of the industry, is no longer produced in the U.S. This alone contributes to the greater cost of building ships in the U.S. without the help of political apathy, declining productivity, and a lack of modernized shipbuilding facilities.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 1979
- Accession Number
- ADA450721
Entities
People
- Gene Mayer