A method for evaluating the desirability of any proposed material in merchant ship structure has been developed. This method compares a ship designed of the new material with a similar steel ship. Comparison includes a life-cycle cost analysis and a quantified evaluation of non-economic factors. Formalized techniques for establishing the material data bank, selecting the steel ship design, developing and optimizing the new material design, and conducting the economic and non-economic comparisons are described. A sample calculation, using 5456 aluminium in a bulk ore carrier, is included to illustrate the method. (DePo)


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    Title :

    A method for economic trade-offs of alternate ship structural materials


    Additional title:

    Verfahren fuer die Bewertung der Wirtschaftlichkeit verschiedener Werkstoffe beim Bau von Schiffskoerpern


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    Publication date :

    1978


    Size :

    147 Seiten


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English