Ship construction and welding / Nisith R. Mandal.
2017
VM147
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Title
Ship construction and welding / Nisith R. Mandal.
Author
Mandal, N. R. (Nisith R.)
ISBN
9789811029554 (electronic book)
9811029555 (electronic book)
9789811029530
9811029539
9811029555 (electronic book)
9789811029530
9811029539
Published
Singapore : Springer, 2017.
Copyright
©2017
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (322 pages) : illustrations.
Item Number
10.1007/978-981-10-2955-4 doi
Call Number
VM147
Dewey Decimal Classification
623.8/432
Summary
This book addresses various aspects of ship construction, from ship types and construction materials, to welding technologies and accuracy control. The contents of the book are logically organized and divided into twenty-one chapters. The book covers structural arrangement with longitudinal and transverse framing systems based on the service load, and explains basic structural elements like hatch side girders, hatch end beams, stringers, etc. along with structural subassemblies like floors, bulkheads, inner bottom, decks and shells. It presents in detail double bottom construction, wing tanks & duct keels, fore & aft end structures, etc., together with necessary illustrations. The midship sections of various ship types are introduced, together with structural continuity and alignment in ship structures. With regard to construction materials, the book discusses steel, aluminum alloys and fiber reinforced composites. Various methods of steel material preparation are discussed, and plate cutting and forming of plates and sections are explained. The concept of line heating for plate bending is introduced. Welding power source characteristics, metal transfer mechanisms, welding parameters and their effects on the fusion zone, weld deposit, and weld bead profile are discussed in detail. Various fusion welding methods, MMAW, GMAW, SAW, Electroslag welding and Electrogas welding and single side welding are explained in detail. Friction stir welding as one of the key methods of solid state welding as applied to aluminum alloys is also addressed. The mechanisms of residual stress formation and distortion are explained in connection with stiffened panel fabrication, with an emphasis on weld induced buckling of thin panels. Further, the basic principles of distortion prevention, in-process distortion control and mitigation techniques like heat sinking, thermo-mechanical tensioning etc. are dealt with in detail. In its final section, the book describes in detail various types of weld defects that are likely to occur, together with their causes and remedial measures. The nondestructive testing methods that are most relevant to ship construction are explained. Lastly, a chapter on accuracy control based on statistical principles is included, addressing the need for a suitable mechanism to gauge the ranges of variations so that one can quantitatively target the end product accuracy.
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Springer series on naval architecture, marine engineering, shipbuilding and shipping ; volume 2.
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Table of Contents
Introduction
Characteristics of Shipbuilding Industry
Structural Requirement
Basic Structural Components
Structural Sub-assemblies
Structural Assemblies
Mid-ship Sections
Structural Alignment and Continuity
Material of Construction
Steel Material Preparation
Plate Cutting
Plate and Section Forming
Fusion Welding and Power Source
Welding Parameters and Their Effects
Fusion Welding Methods
Solid State Welding
Welding Residual Stress and Distortion
Distortion Prevention and Mitigation
Welding Defects
Nondestructive Testing
Accuracy Control.
Characteristics of Shipbuilding Industry
Structural Requirement
Basic Structural Components
Structural Sub-assemblies
Structural Assemblies
Mid-ship Sections
Structural Alignment and Continuity
Material of Construction
Steel Material Preparation
Plate Cutting
Plate and Section Forming
Fusion Welding and Power Source
Welding Parameters and Their Effects
Fusion Welding Methods
Solid State Welding
Welding Residual Stress and Distortion
Distortion Prevention and Mitigation
Welding Defects
Nondestructive Testing
Accuracy Control.