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2. Shell plating - Wikipedia

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   It is the strake that connects the Side Shell to the Strength Deck. Stringer: is a special strake of the Strength Deck plating. It is the strake that connects the Strength Deck to the Side Shell. Strength Deck: is a special deck. It is normally the uppermost continuous deck and forms the top flange of the hull girder.

3. Longeron - Wikipedia

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   Interior of a Boeing/Stearman PT-17 showing small channel section stringers. In engineering, a longeron or stringer is a load-bearing component of a framework. The term is commonly used in connection with aircraft fuselages and automobile chassis. Longerons are used in conjunction with stringers to form structural frameworks. [1]

4. Panting (ship construction) - Wikipedia

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   It is potentially dangerous and can result in flooding and the separation of the hull and deck. The British battleship HMS Rodney suffered significant leaking from panting. [2] Addressing panting is an essential component of ship design. It is typically countered by reinforcing the bow and the stern with beams and stringers.

5. Deck (bridge) - Wikipedia

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   A grid deck uses beams and diaphragms as the supporting structure. The supporting system of a grid deck is analyzed using a grillage analysis. A slab deck is one where the deck is analyzed as a plate. If the slab has a stiffness that is different in two directions (at right angles), then the deck is known and analyzed as an orthotropic deck.

6. Boat building - Wikipedia

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   Gudgeon: the female part of a pintle-and-gudgeon pivot or hinge, characteristically used to attach a rudder to a vessel. Gunwale: (pronounced "gunnel") the upper longitudinal structural member of the hull, typically fitted with scuppers to drain the deck. Hatch: an opening in the deck or cabin of a vessel, with a hinged, sliding, or removable ...

7. Longitudinal framing - Wikipedia

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   Longitudinal framing (also called the Isherwood system after British naval architect Sir Joseph Isherwood, who patented it in 1906) is a method of ship construction in which large, widely spaced transverse frames are used in conjunction with light, closely spaced longitudinal members.