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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 />

tj^„:= .37511<br />

H = 37.587ft<br />

K:= 1<br />

C := 400ft'^<br />

b<br />

— <<br />

K-VH<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 = 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 • min<br />

b = 30in<br />

^=15in<br />

2<br />

KH<br />

■'limit'' 24.466in<br />

24.466 in is <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> maximum distance that vertical 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> .375 in<br />

plating. The transverse bulkhead plating has 3 vertical stiffeners It is recommended that a stiffener be placed between <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>se<br />

existing vertical stiffeners. Therefore, adding 4 stiffeners <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> transverse bulkhead plating will put b at approximately 15 in and<br />

meet <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> 24.466 in requirement^ ^<br />

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