Anvesh Bhat

SHIP TERMS LENGTH OVERALL (LOA)                           The distance from the extreme forward part of the ship to the extreme aft of the ship is known as length overall. It is the greatest length of the ship. This length is important when docking. LENGTH BETWEEN PERPENDICULARS (LBP)             The distance between the forward perpendicular and aft perpendicular measured along the summer load line.   FORWARD PERPENDICULAR (FP)                 It is a perpendicular drawn at the point where the fore side of the stem meets the summer load line. AFT PERPENDICULAR (AP)                 It is a perpendicular drawn at the point where ...

Purpose             Testing on welded joints are carried out for the following reasons             (a)        To ascertain the condition of weld metal.             (b)        To determine the metals maximum strength.             (c)         To determine defects on internal and external surfaces of metals. Methods used             There are two basic types of tests carried out on welded joints. They are as follows : (a)        Destructive tests (b)        Non-destructive test Destructive tests In destructive tests, the specimen...