5. Design and calculation of marine structures
5.1 Introduction
The design and calculation of marine structures must satisfy the general criteria for structural design, i.e. :
strength: the structure must maintain its integrity, both under the action of exceptional loads and in fatigue under the normal stresses experienced in nominal use (figure 20 a);
deformation (figure 20 b) to meet the specifications for use. For example, a multihull platform must be stiff enough to transmit the propulsive forces of the sails without loss of energy,...
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Bibliography
File references
Main suppliers
(non-exhaustive list)
• Hexcel ( www.hexcel.com/ )
• Structil ( www.structil.fr/ )
• Airex ( www.alcanairex.com/...
Organizations and laboratories
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• END ( www.fin.fr/ )
• IFREMER ( www.ifremer.fr/ )
Standards
- Hull construction – Sampling – Part 5: Design pressure for monohulls, design constraints, determination of sampling - • ISO 12215 - 2006
• ISO 527 – Plastics. Determination of tensile properties 20/09/2007 (date of European confirmation of the standard)
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