SOME OBSERVATIONS ON THE CONTRACTION OF WELDMENTS, AND ON APPROPRIATE STRAIGHTENING METHODS, IN SHIP STRUCTURES

Some of the smaller Spanish shipyards still use single-flame methods of flame-straightening in new construction and in repair work; such methods are less effective and more costly than more up-to-date methods in which multi-flame equipment is used. For the benefit of such yards, and for general information, the Author (of Germanischer Lloyd, Bilbao) describes modern methods in which adjustable multi-flame torches are used. The description of these methods is preceded by a discussion of some examples of how the deformations, and hence the need for straightening, can be minimised. This covers the preparation of butts and seams, the welding of shell and other plating, and the welding of a prefabricated section and of one such section to another.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • This paper was presented at the 15th Sesiones Tecnicas de Ingenieria Naval, held in Palma de Mallorca, June 1977.
• Corporate Authors:

  Asociacion de Ingenieros Navales

  Apdo Correos 457
  Madrid,   Spain 
• Authors:
  • Thun, A V
• Publication Date: 1977-11

Language

• Spanish

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: 11 p.
• Serial:
  • INGENIERIA NAVAL
  • Volume: 45

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Distortion (Structures); Prefabricated structures; Shipbuilding; Superstructures; Welding; Welds
• Old TRIS Terms: Flame straightening; Weld distortion; Welding procedures
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Construction; Marine Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00178293
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: British Ship Research Association
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 19 1978 12:00AM