The first step of studying the ship construction need to be knowing about the basic terms of ship constructions. In this post I will discuss and explain 10 basic terms used in ship construction.īut before we do that, first lets discuss briefly what ship is made of. Ships are made of steel and we all know that. But what all forms of steel are used in building ships.
I mean what shape of steel ?īefore learning anything about ship construction we need to know the shapes used in ship construction. It is a rectangular shape steel with certain thickness. The most common place you can see the plate in ship construction is the main deck and side of the ship. There is only one principle difference between steel plate and steel bar. The steel bar has lesser cross sectional width than the steel plate. This table gives a fair idea what cross section of a steel can be called a plate/sheet or a bar.Ī beam is a structural element that increases load bearing capability and avoid bending of the structure.
