AS 4132.

1—1993

Australian Standard
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Boat and ship design and

construction

Part 1: Design loadings

 This Australian Standard was prepared by Committee ME/59, Shipbuilding. It was
approved on behalf of the Council of Standards Australia on 23 March 1993 and
published on 17 May 1993.

The following interests are represented on Committee ME/59:

American Bureau of Shipping

Australian Maritime Safety Authority
Australian National Maritime Association
Australian Shipbuilders Association
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Bureau Veritas
Department of Defence
Department of Transport, Qld
Det Norske Veritas
Institute of Marine Engineers
Lloyds Register of Shipping
Royal Institution of Naval Architects
University of New South Wales

Additional interests participating in preparation of Standard:

Curtin University of Technology

Department of Marine and Harbors, S.A.
Department of Marine and Harbours, W.A.
Maritime Services Board of New South Wales

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 AS 4132.1—1993

Australian Standard
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Boat and ship design and

construction
Part 1: Design loadings

First publi shed as AS 4132.1—1993.

PUBLISHED BY STANDARDS AUSTRALIA

(STANDARDS ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALIA)
1 THE CRESCENT, HOMEBUSH, NSW 2140
ISBN 0 7262 8137 9
 AS 4132.1 — 1993 2

PREFACE

This Standard was prepared by Standards Australia Committee on Shipbuilding following a

request by the Australian Transport Advisory Council to replace the relevant specification in
the Uniform Shipping Laws Code.
It is Part 1 of a series of Standards on ship design and construction, the other Parts being—
Part 2: Aluminium construction; and
Part 3: Reinforced plastics construction.
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CONTENTS

Page
1 SCOPE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. .. . .. . .. .. .. .. ... ... ... .. .. . 3
2 DEFINITIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. .. ... ... ... .. .. .. .. . .. . .. .. . 3
3 NOTATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. .. ... . .. . .. .. .. .. ... ... .. .. . 4
4 DESIGN PRESSURES . . . . . . . . . .. .. . . ... ... ...... ... .. . . .. .. .. . 6
5 LONGITUDINAL STRENGTH . . . .. .. .. .. . .. . ......... ... ... .. .. . 11

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