A Solution to the Inherent List on Nimitz Class Aircraft Carriers
A Solution to the Inherent List on Nimitz Class Aircraft Carriers
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 />
t ■ -.75in<br />
Thickness of Plate, HTS<br />
H = 56ft Head of Water (With new head of water calculated using maximum allowable ballast additi<strong>on</strong>)<br />
K := 1 Assume AR remains less than .5<br />
C := 400ft'^ For HTS, No Set<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 />
b C ■<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 />
K-y/H<br />
H = Head of salt water (feet)<br />
"limit • ^min<br />
C<br />
KH<br />
blimit = 40-08911,<br />
40.089 in is <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> maximum distance that l<strong>on</strong>gitudinal stiffeners can be located apart and have no deformati<strong>on</strong> occur <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> .75 in<br />
plating. The shell plating has 2 l<strong>on</strong>gitudinal stiffeners or stringers located apporoximately 41 in apart. Therefore, stiffening of<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> existing shell plating will be required for 251 I<str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g>ns of ballast.<br />
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