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A Solution to the Inherent List on Nimitz Class Aircraft Carriers

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Calculati<strong>on</strong>s <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> Determine Strength Correcti<strong>on</strong>s:!<br />

25in<br />

■^min"<br />

H = 15.528ft<br />

K:=l<br />

C := 400ff^<br />

Thickness of Plate, HTS<br />

Head of Water (With new head of water calculated using maximum allowable ballast additi<strong>on</strong>)<br />

Assume AR remains less than .5<br />

For HTS, No Set<br />

b<br />

— <<br />

K<br />

yfU<br />

b = short dimensi<strong>on</strong> of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> panel (inches)<br />

t = thickness of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> plate (inches)<br />

C = Coefficient that is a functi<strong>on</strong> of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> plating material and <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> locati<strong>on</strong> of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> plating <strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> ship<br />

K = coefficient that depends <strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> aspect ratio (AR) of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> panel<br />

H = Head of salt water (feet)<br />

limit ■<br />

min'<br />

b = 26in<br />

- = Bin<br />

2<br />

blimit = 25.377in<br />

K • H<br />

25.377 in is <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> maximum distance that <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> stiffeners can be apart and have no plastic deformati<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> existing .25 in plating.<br />

The current stiffeners are located 26 in apart. It is recommended that <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> stiffeners be placed less than maximum distance apart.<br />

Therefore, adding a vertical stiffener in <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> middle of each existing stiffener <strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> shell sp<strong>on</strong>s<strong>on</strong> plating will put b at 13 in and<br />

meet <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> 25.377 in requirement.<br />

Results<br />

A combinati<strong>on</strong> of Lesser Weight Additi<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> meet <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> lOOOpsf limit al<strong>on</strong>g with adding a stiffener in <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> middle of each existing<br />

stiffener will alleviate any structural c<strong>on</strong>cerns.<br />

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