BACK TO FIRST PRINCIPLES FOR A SAFER HULL

This article describes the 'Safehull' system developed by the American Bureau of Shipping which they claim is a 'revolutionary concept providing a truly comprehensive, integrated hull structural strength, design and evaluation tool'. The capability offered by being able to thoroughly quantify the dynamically induced stresses that could exist in a ship structure will lead to the optimum distribution of steel which, in turn, leads to a significant reduction in structural failures due to the effects of yielding, buckling and fatigue. Safehull includes consideration of the corrosion effects expected during a ship's life.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Marine Engrs Rev, Nov 1993, p 18 [1 p, 1 fig]
• Publication Date: 1993

Language

• English

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Design; Design load; Fatigue strength; Hulls; Stresses
• Uncontrolled Terms: Design criteria
• Old TRIS Terms: Hull stress
• Subject Areas: Design; Marine Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00706887
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: British Maritime Technology
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 14 1995 12:00AM