Tag: Robert Ashdown
IACS Adopts Buckling Strength Assessment of Ship Structural Elements (UR S35)
Harmonized methodology provides for independent buckling toolbox regardless of ship type Ship operations take place in hostile and corrosive environments meaning that the structural strength of the ship’s hull may deteriorate with time leading to buckling or structural instability. Buckling has long been recognized as one of the main modes of failure of ship structural…