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Naval architecture
The engineering science dealing with the design, construction, maintenance and operation of marine vessels and structures.
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modulus of elasticity
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
The stress that would double the length of a specimen if it did not break in two first. Same as Young's modulus.
hull
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
The structural body of a ship, including shell plating, framing, deck, bulkheads, etc.
foundation
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
The structural supports for the boilers, main engines or turbines and reduction gears are called main foundations. Supports for machinery space auxiliary machinery are called auxiliary foundations. ...
compartmentation
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
The subdividing of the hull by transverse watertight bulkheads so that the ship may remain afloat under certain assumed conditions of flooding.
SI units
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
The system of units now being used internationally is the Systeme International d'Unites (SI). Informally referred to as the metric system.
subdivision
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
The technology of locating watertight bulkheads along the length of a ship so as to confine flooding in case of damage to the shell.
