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Shipyard Processes:
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Plate & Section Preparation :
Steel plates & sections shot-blasted to remove
rust & millscale, primed with temporary protective
paint.
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Plate Section Preparation :
Steel plates straightened using roll machines
(mangles).
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Plate & Section Preparation - Handling:
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Plate & Section Machining:
Number of methods for forming plates into
required shapes.
Information derived from CAD/CAM systems
• Profile cutting machine
• Planing machines
• Drilling machines
• Guillotines
• Presses
• Plate rolls
• Heat line bending
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Plate & Section Machining - Profilers:
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Plate & Section Machining - Planing:
Some plates only require trimming and edge
preparation – carried out using planing machine.
• Flame or plasma-arc
• Mechanical
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Plate & Section Machining - Planing:
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Plate & Section
Machining
Presses:
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Plate & Section Machining – Plate Rolls:
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Plate & Section Machining – Plate Rolls:
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Plate & Section Machining
‘Heat-Line Bending’:
Heat applied to
plate using flame.
Then immediately
cooled.
Plate bends.
More time
consuming than
rolls but plate will
hold shape more
accurately.
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Plate & Section Machining
Frame Bending:
Cold bend by application of horizontal ram whilst
frame held by gripping levers
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Welding & Cutting:
Subassembly:
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Subassembly :
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Subassembly :
Prefabrication:
During WWII
mass production
techniques
adopted in
shipbuilding.
3d units
fabricated using
2d components
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Prefabrication:
Prefabrication:
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Block Assembly:
Block Assembly:
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Block Assembly:
Block Assembly:
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Block Assembly:
Block Assembly:
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Block Assembly:
Block Assembly:
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Launching:
Outfit:
• Pipework
• Ventilation
• Linings/insulation
• Public Spaces
• Cabins
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Outfit - Piping:
Outfit – Ventilation:
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Outfit - Insulation:
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Outfit - Cabins:
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Corrosion - Nature & Forms :
Noble (protected)
Platinum, Gold
Silver
Titanium
Stainless steels, passive
Nickel
Bronze
Copper
Nickel
Brass
Lead, Tin
Stainless steels, active
Steel
Aluminium
Zinc
Magnesium
Ignoble (corroding)
Corrosion Control :
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Paints:
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Composite Vessel:
• Mould construction
• Materials storage & resin shelf life
• Safety & quality considerations
• Laminating sequences
• Curing times
• Crane requirements
Composite Vessel:
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Composite Vessel:
Composite Vessel:
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Composite Vessel:
Composite Vessel:
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Composite Vessel:
Composite Vessel:
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Aluminium Vessel:
• Welding/cutting techniques
• Labour intensive
• Painting requirements
• Crane requirements
Aluminium Vessel:
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Further reading:
Eyres, D., Ship Construction, 5th Edition, Butterworth-Heinmann, Oxford, UK, 2001.
Taylor, D., Merchant Ship Construction, 4th Edition, Institute of Marine Engineers, London,
UK, 1998.
Taggart, R., Ship Design and Construction, SNAME, New Jersey, USA, 1980.
Storch, R., Hammon, C., Bunch H., and Moore R., Ship Production, 2 nd Edition, SNAME
New Jersey, USA, 1995.
Lamb, T., Ship Design and Construction I & II, SNAME, New Jersey, USA, 2003.
Lewis, E., Ed. Principles of Naval Architecture: Volume I - Stability and Strength, SNAME,
New Jersey, USA, 1988.
Shenoi, R. & Wellicome, J. (Ed.) Composite Materials in Marine Structures. Volume 1
Fundamental Aspects. Volume 2 Practical Considerations, Cambridge University Press,
Cambridge, UK, 1993.
Recap/Reflect
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