The International Sailing Canoe: A Technical Review

Abstract

The unique features of the International Sailing Canoe have intrigued naval architects and sailors for years. This paper highlights the historical design development, describes current trends. and presents results from finite element analyses of three popular construction methods: cold molded cedar. fiberglass, and carbon/epoxy. Comparisons are presented of the bending and torsional stillness, pitch gyradius, and factors of safety. In general. the carbon/epoxy exhibited the best characteristics. followed by the cold molded cedar and the fiberglass. The Tsai-Wu quadratic failure criterion developed for laminated plates was used in the factor ol safety calculations Factors 01 safety correlated closely to empirical development.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1994
Accession Number
ADA640845

Entities

People

  • David L. Dillon
  • Paul H. Miller

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Carbon Fibers
  • Composite Materials
  • Cost Estimates
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • Fiberglass
  • Fibers
  • Finite Element Analysis
  • Laminates
  • Materials
  • Naval Architecture
  • New England
  • New York
  • United States
  • Wear Resistance
  • Weight

Readers

  • Maritime Security/Maritime Homeland Security
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Structural Health Monitoring of Composite Structures.