THERMAL STRESSES IN THE S.S. BOULDER VICTORY

The lack of comprehensive experimental measurements of thermal stresses induced in a ship's hull structure by diurnal temperature changes prompted the present study. Its essential purpose is to provide reliable prototype measurements of thermal stress patterns around a complete transverse section. These results are compared with stresses computed by the theory of simple beams under arbitrary temperature distributions across their section. The research was conducted under direct sponsorship of the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers at the Maritime Reserve Shipyard in Richmond, California. The S. S. Boulder Victory was supplied as the test vessel by the Maritime Administration. The ship was instrumented during June and July, 1957, and tests run during August. A variety of temperature conditions were observed and corresponding strain and deflection measurements taken. The results are consistent and give a reliable picture of thermal stress conditions in the ship. They also verify the prediction of thermal stresses afforded by the simple beam theory.

• Corporate Authors:

  University of California, Berkeley

  Institute of Engineering Research
  Bekeley, CA  United States  94720
• Authors:
  • Meriam, J L
  • Steidel, R F
  • Brown, G W
  • Lyman, P T
• Publication Date: 1957-10-4

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: 111 p.
• Serial:
  • Volume: 101
  • Issue Number: 3

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Force; Hulls; Instrumentation; Structural analysis; Testing
• Old TRIS Terms: Hull forces; Hull instrumentation; Hull testing
• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation; Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00026049
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Maritime Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: Res Proj
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Jun 1 1973 12:00AM