OPTIMISATION OF CONCRETE HULLS

It is claimed that by the use of high strength concrete, using either dense or lightweight aggregate, concrete hulls can be built not much heavier than steel, and that there is a substantial margin of cost available to refine structure and construction. The solid slab, the voided slab, and the double skin structure with shear connections are seen as the basic structural forms. There is a wide range of constructional techniques available; the method used must be chosen to suit the desired hull shape.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Proceedings of the Conference on Concrete Ships and Floating Structures, Sept. 15-19, 1975, University of California, Berkeley.
• Corporate Authors:

  University of California, Berkeley

  Berkeley, CA  United States  94720
• Authors:
  • HARRIS, A
• Conference:
  • Proceedings of the Conference on Concrete Ships and Floating Structures, Sept. 15-19, 1975, University of California, Berkeley.
• Publication Date: 1976

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 270-273

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Concrete; Concrete construction; Ferrocement; Hulls; Optimization; Prestressed concrete; Shipbuilding; Shipbuilding materials; Ships
• Uncontrolled Terms: Concrete ships
• Old TRIS Terms: Ferro concrete; Hull construction; Hull forms
• Subject Areas: Design; Marine Transportation; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00152773
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 11 1977 12:00AM