A05 – Ship Structural Analysis Fundamentals
An introductory course structure covering ship structural loads, hull-girder bending response, structural components, plate bending, and composite stiffener analysis using the attached source material.
£299.00
1 hour
Focused, self-paced learning designed to fit around professional schedules.
Online, self-paced
Study online at a pace that fits your schedule.
6 sections
Structured curriculum sections.
English
Language of instruction for this course.
Quiz count: 4 total
Knowledge checks and assessed activities.
25 lessons
Focused lessons organised into a clear learning path.
Course overview
An introductory course structure covering ship structural loads, hull-girder bending response, structural components, plate bending, and composite stiffener analysis using the attached source material.
What you will learn
Classify ship structural loads by time behavior and design category.
Explain how buoyancy and weight distributions create hull-girder shear and bending response.
Identify major ship structural components and compare framing systems.
Interpret primary, secondary, and tertiary structural behavior in ship structures.
Apply plate and composite-beam concepts to basic structural checks.
Skills and knowledge
Structural loads
Hull girder
Framing systems
Plate bending
Stiffeners
Section modulus
Course curriculum
Introduction
1.1 Welcome
Structural Loads
2.1 Load Categories
2.2 Design Load Groups
2.3 Hogging and Sagging
2.4 Response Analysis
2.5 Section 1 Quiz (quiz)
Hull-Girder Response
3.1 Free-Free Beam Model
3.2 Reading the Curves
3.3 Wave Conditions
3.4 Weight-Curve Methods
3.5 Worked Response Cases
3.6 Section 2 Quiz (quiz)
Ship Structural Components
4.1 Why Ships Differ
4.2 Structural Vocabulary
4.3 Framing Systems
4.4 Single and Double Bottoms
4.5 Section 3 Quiz (quiz)
Plate and Stiffener Analysis
5.1 Plate vs Beam Action
5.2 Plate Cases
5.3 Membrane and Effective Width
5.4 Composite Beam Method
5.5 T and L Stiffeners
5.6 Assignment: Analysis Brief
5.7 Section 4 Quiz (quiz)
Summary
6.1 Key Takeaways
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