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Loads Acting On Fore And Aft Regions Of Ships – Strengthening Against Dynamic...
It is worthwhile to mention that in most of the places describing the preliminary design of ship's hull structures, utmost priority is given to the midship section, thanks to the global stresses such...
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Understanding Design Of Ship Propeller
We are familiar with the form of ship propeller, but have we ever contemplated upon their shape, appearance and typical geometry? Let's find out inside the article.
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Understanding Different Types Of Manoeuvres of a Vessel
Manoeuvrability is defined as the inherent ability of a vessel to change its course/path. Understanding the factor of manoeuvrability of a vessel is extremely important to both ship designer or...
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Understanding Different Types Of Manoeuvres of a Vessel -Part 2
This is the second part from our series - Different Types Of Manoeuvres of a Vessel. Learn about Zigzag Manoeuvre, Spiral Manoeuvre and Reverse Spiral inside the article.
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Understanding Ship Model Testing – Construction & Types Of Facilities
Learn how ship model testing is carried out and understand the purpose, construction process and types of testing facilities commonly used.
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Understanding Steering Gear in Ships
Steering Gear integrated with the rudder system defines the complete ‘turning mechanism’ mandatory for all types of ships. Learn about the design and construction of steering gears of ships inside the...
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Loads Acting On Fore And Aft Regions Of Ships – Strengthening Against Dynamic...
It is worthwhile to mention that in most of the places describing the preliminary design of ship’s hull structures, utmost priority is given to the midship section, thanks to the global stresses such...
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Understanding Design Of Ship Propeller
Ship propeller is used for propulsion in most types of vessels, irrespective of their type and size. The notion of ‘pushing’ or ‘propelling’ a ship forward came into being since the advent of ships...
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Understanding Different Types Of Manoeuvres of a Vessel
Before venturing deeper into our topic of discussion, let us first understand what the term ‘manoeuvrability’ of a ship means. Manoeuvrability is defined as the inherent ability of a vessel to change...
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Understanding Different Types Of Manoeuvres of a Vessel -Part 2
In the previous article, we had an overview of the different types of manoeuvres undertaken by a ship, along with their necessary trials done post-launch. We also learnt about Turning Circle; however,...
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Understanding Ship Model Testing – Construction & Types Of Facilities
As contrary to large scale unitised mass production like motorbikes or cell phones, mega machines such as ships involve rigorous vigil at each and every point of construction, starting from the design...
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Understanding Steering Gear in Ships
We are all familiar with the use of a rudder, which helps in turning a ship as and when required. Rudders are the principal system for the entire motion and control of the ships. But we mustn’t forget...
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Superstructure Of Ships – Requirements For Design & Types Of Loads Acting
Going back to the fundamentals, we all know that a ship, for all general purposes has two principal structures; the hull and the superstructure. Now the term ‘superstructure’ is a very inexplicitly...
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Superstructure Of Ships: Bending Stress Distribution & Local Stresses
Based on the points explained in the previous article – Requirements for design & types of loads acting on the superstructure, the longitudinal bending stress distribution pattern is also another...
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Understanding Design of Ice Class Ships
As we all are aware, a special type of ships is used for icy water regions. A general name, which is commonly used for such ships is “Icebreakers”.However, not all ice-plying vessels are icebreakers,...
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Different Types Of Ice Loads On Ships
In the previous article of this series, we had briefly seen the fundamentals of ice covers a ship may encounter. We had also touched upon the concepts of statistics, mechanics of ice load. Now moving...
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Superstructure Of Ships: Bending Stress Distribution & Local Stresses
Based on the points explained in the previous article – Requirements for design & types of loads acting on the superstructure, the longitudinal bending stress distribution pattern is also another...
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Understanding Different Types Of Manoeuvres of a Vessel -Part 2
In the previous article, we had an overview of the different types of manoeuvres undertaken by a ship, along with their necessary trials done post-launch. We also learnt about Turning Circle; however,...
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Understanding Steering Gear in Ships
We are all familiar with the use of a rudder, which helps in turning a ship as and when required. Rudders are the principal system for the entire motion and control of the ships. But we mustn’t forget...
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Understanding Ship Model Testing – Construction & Types Of Facilities
As contrary to large scale unitised mass production like motorbikes or cell phones, mega machines such as ships involve rigorous vigil at each and every point of construction, starting from the design...
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