Hull Construction And Equipment
CONTENTS
CHAPTER 1 General..................................................................................................1
Section 1 Definitions.......................................................................... 4
Section 2 General Requirements.....................................................15
Section 3 Guidance for Finite Element Analysis..............................27
CHAPTER 2 Hull Structures and Arrangements.................................................. 31
Section 1 Primary Hull Strength.......................................................44
Section 2 Design Pressures............................................................ 57
Section 3 Displacement Yachts....................................................... 74
Section 4 Semi-Planing and Planing Yachts....................................94
Section 5 Sailing Yachts.................................................................119
Section 6 Hull Structural Arrangement.......................................... 142
Section 7 Arrangement, Structural Details and Connections.........154
Section 8 Keels, Stems, and Shaft Struts......................................176
Section 9 Rudders......................................................................... 183
Section 10 Protection of Deck Openings......................................... 210
Section 11 Protection of Shell Openings......................................... 213
Section 12 Bulwarks, Rails, Ports, Portlights, Windows,
V
entilators, Tank Vents and Overflows.......................... 216
Section 13 Protective Coatings........................................................229
Section 14 Welding, Forming and Weld Design.............................. 233
Appendix 1 Guidelines for Calculating Bending Moment and
Shear Force in Rudders and Rudder Stocks................. 239
Appendix 2 Guidance on Analysis of the Cross Deck Structure of
a Multi-Hull Yacht...........................................................246
Appendix 3 Alternative Method for the Determination of “V” Shaft
Strut Requirements........................................................250
Appendix 4 Buckling Strength of Longitudinal Strength Members....253
CHAPTER 3 Subdivision and Stability................................................................ 261
Section 1 General Requirements...................................................263
Appendix 1 Intact Stability Requirements for Pleasure Yachts.........264
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