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What is twisting of a ship?
Torsion in ships is caused due to forces which do not pass through the sheer centre line axis of a ship’s hull cross section. A ship heading obliquely to a wave will be subjected to righting moments of opposite direction at its ends, twisting the hull and putting it in ‘torsion’.
Why do ships roll?
In head or following seas, the righting lever varies periodically due to the changing wave elevation around the ship and her pitch motion. This, in turn, causes the stability moment to vary, which can trigger rolling. The phenomenon is known as parametric rolling because its source is the time variation of a parameter.
What is sagging in ship?
A condition where the bow and stern are supported by buoyancy and the ship’s middle portion is not. The upper deck is under compression, the bottom under tension. Sagging can be caused by the cargo loading pattern or when the ship is in a seaway and the bow and stern sections are supported on adjacent wave crests.
Is hogging positive or negative?
Hogging is positive or negative:- Hogging is negative bending moment,and band in convex face structure in upward direction.
What does going hogging mean?
Hogging is defined as taking or keeping too much for yourself and not sharing. When you steal all of the blankets on your bed and leave your spouse with nothing, this is an example of a time when you are hogging the blankets. verb. Present participle of hog.
What are torsional stresses ship?
Torsional stresses are when the ship is unevenly loaded along the fore and aft line.
What controls sail twist?
Three sail shape controls which control the leech tension, and therefore sail twist, are the mainsheet, the boom vang and the traveler. The mainsheet pulls the boom (and therefore the foot of the sail) primarily inwards at lower points of sail and downwards at higher points of sail.
What is trim and heel?
An offset or deviation from normal on this axis is referred to as trim or out of trim. Roll. The tilting rotation of a vessel about its longitudinal/X (front-back or bow-stern) axis. An offset or deviation from normal on this axis is referred to as list or heel.
Why do ships turn heels?
For equilibrium, there must be an equal and opposite force, called the centrifugal force. The underwater form of the ship and centrifugal force on it cause the ship to heel to starboard. These two forces produce a couple which tends to heel the ship away from the centre of the turn.
What is the difference between hogging and sagging?
In solid mechanics, structural engineering, and shipbuilding, hogging and sagging describe the shape that a beam or similar long object will deform into when loading is applied. Hogging describes a beam that curves upwards in the middle, and sagging describes a beam that curves downwards.