The study deals with a statistical analysis of quality control data collected from six major U. S. shipyards involved in naval ship construction. This examination is confined to non-combatants built out of mild steel only. The purpose of the study was to assess the significance of weld discontinuities with a view towards optimizing weld acceptance standards so as to minimize unnecessary weld repair.
National Shipbuilding Research Program Navy Weld Defect Tolerance Study
1981
32 pages
Report
No indication
English
Joining , Marine Engineering , Welds , Defects(Materials) , Shipbuilding , Optimization , Repair , Quality control , Visual inspection , Radiography , Ultrasonic tests , Noncombatant , Shipyards , Acceptability , Discontinuities , Statistical analysis , Standards , Tolerance , Naval vessels , Steel , Defect tolerance
National Shipbuilding Research Program
NTIS | 1974
National Shipbuilding Research Program
NTIS | 1983