Shipbuilding in Iron and Steel
Shipbuilding in Iron and Steel
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inc GSTSir Edward James Reed (1830–1906) was an innovative naval architect who, after attending the Central School of Mathematics and Naval Architecture in Portsmouth, was appointed chief constructor of the Navy in 1863. This was a crucial time for the navy, as traditional wooden sailing ships began to be armoured or rebuilt in iron in response to more powerful weaponry. Reed pioneered the methodical use of scientific calculations to determine a ship's weight, strength and stability, and was responsible for a number of revolutionary designs. He later founded his own consultancy and designed ships for other countries including Germany, Chile and Brazil. This textbook, first published in 1869, contains a comprehensive overview of the design and construction of the various classes of iron ships of the time, and the new features they incorporated. It also includes descriptions of procedures in Royal Dockyards and various civilian shipyards.
Product details
February 2011Paperback
9781108026451
590 pages
216 × 140 × 33 mm
0.74kg
271 b/w illus. 1 table
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Table of Contents
- Preface
- 1. Practical considerations on the strength of iron ships
- 2. Keels, keelsons, and garboard-strakes
- 3. Stems
- 4. Stern posts
- 5. Transverse and longitudinal systems of framing
- 6. Combined transverse and longitudinal system of framing - framing of 'Warrior', 'Northumberland', &c.
- 7. Bracket-plate system of framing - framing of 'Bellerophon', 'Hercules', &c.
- 8. Deck framing and pillaring
- 9. Deck stringers and plating
- 10. Outside plating
- 11. Bulkheads
- 12. Topsides
- 13. Rudders
- 14. Iron masts
- 15. Miscellaneous details
- 16. Steel plates for shipbuilding
- 17. Rivets and rivet-work
- 18. On testing iron and steel
- 19. Lloyd's and the Liverpool rules for iron shipbuilding
- 20. Systems of work
- 21. Armour plating
- Appendix
- Index.
