LONGITUDINAL STRENGTH OF SHIPS

General Info

• Course Title: Longitudinal Strength Of Ships
• Course Code: ΝΑΟMΕ1328
• Semester: 5th
• Course Type: S.¹
• Weekly Teaching Hours: 4 (Lectures)
• Credits (ECTS): 5
• Offered to ERASMUS+ students: Yes
• Course Website:https://eclass.uniwa.gr/courses/NA187/
• Professors: A. Theodoulides

Course Content / Syllabus

Description of loads exerted on the hull-structure. Assessment of weight and buoyancy distributions. Construction of bending moment and shear force diagrams. Assessment of normal stresses due to bending. Assessment of shear stresses due to shear forces. Assessment of shear stresses due to torsion. Assessment of Midship Section integrity. Calculation of thermal stresses. Influence of superstructures on the vessel’s longitudinal strength. Loading Manual.

Course Outline