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Remembering the Edmund Fitzgerald
On November 10, 1975 Edmund Fitzgerald sank in Lake Superior taking with it all 29…
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Stability factors in Heavy Lifting Vessels
Loading and heavy lifting operations in vessels are not only a matter of how much…
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Know A Ship- Heavy Lift Ships
How would you move a gigantic oil rig from one place to another after installation…
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Semi-Submersible
They are floating installations which rest on four or six pillar-like legs called columns with…
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Concrete Platforms/Gravity Platforms
Concrete Structures are purely composed of concrete and is considered the safest mode of offshore…
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Types of Offshore Structures
Broadly, offshore structures maybe of two types: 1. Floating - These offshore platforms are floating in…
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The Ballast Free Ship (BFS)
When a ship moves forward it produces regions of increased water pressure near its bow…
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Ballast Free Ship Design
Ballast water is fresh or seawater, held in tanks and cargo holds of ships to…
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Stiffening And Stiffeners
The word 'stiffening' essentially suggests the purpose of providing extra stress-bearing capacity or rigidity to the existing…
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Basic/Fundamental Structural Members
After a brief insight into the material properties commonly used, let us have a glance…