Shipbuilding Process – Plate Stocking, Surface Treatment and Cutting
Learn how for ship building process, the steel plates make its way from the stockyard to the surface treatment plant and cut into required shapes.
Understanding Structure Design of a Submarine
Approximately 40% of the focus and priority in the entire submarine design process is given to its structural design. The full process takes up majority of the time, as it is not only related to strength factors of submarine, but also to a nexus of functional aspects that are interrelated to it.
Types of Vibrations On Ships – Hull Girder Vibration
Learn about the Hull Girder type of vibration on ship, its excitation sources, and common design methods to reduce such type of vibration.
Understanding Watertight Bulkheads In Ships: Construction and SOLAS Regulations
Watertight bulkheads are vertically designed watertight divisions/walls within the ship’s structure to avoid ingress of water in the compartment if the adjacent compartment is flooded due to damage in ship’s hull. Learn about the construction, design and SOLAS regulations for bulkheads in the article inside.
Different Systems on a Naval Submarine
Though a typical diesel electric submarine would have more than 150 systems in all, lets take a look on the primary systems used on-board a naval submarine.
The Dangers of Ro-Ro Ship Design: A Naval Architect’s Perspective
There is something about the design of Ro-Ro Ships that make them dangerous than those of other types. A naval architect explains the major issues related to Ro-Ro ship designs inside the article.
Dry Docking of Ships – Understanding Stability And Docking Plan
Learn about the important aspects of dry docking of a ship, along with the calculations and analyses that go into creating docking plans and executing various aspects of ship stability.
Different Jobs in a Shipyard & Shipbuilding Industry
A shipyard career option is a very unique one. Also since the shipbuilding process gets constant changes and updates, the career offers a person lot of learning opportunities.
Ship Stability – Introduction to Hydrostatics and Stability of Surface Ships
The concept of hydrostatics and stability can be deemed as one of the most important areas of focus in ship design and operation, not only to ensure the safety of the ship, cargo, crew and passengers, but also to enable proper conditions for completion of all the processes on a ship.