Accession Number:

AD0838966

Title:

DETERMINATION OF THE SPECIFIC DAMPING ENERGY OF SHIP HULL JOINTS, AND ITS EFFECT ON NOISE RADIATION

Descriptive Note:

Final rept.

Corporate Author:

CORNELL UNIV ITHACA NY DEPT OF STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING

Personal Author(s):

• McGuire, W.

Report Date:

1968-04-01

Pagination or Media Count:

58.0

Abstract:

This report delineates the results obtained from investigation of fastening methods for ship hull plates in order to enhance noise damping.

Descriptors:

• *SHIP NOISE
• *SHIP HULLS
• *METAL JOINTS
• SURFACE ROUGHNESS
• DAMPING
• DEFLECTION
• WELDS
• SHEAR STRESSES
• BOLTED JOINTS
• TORQUE
• BOLTS
• ARC WELDING
• MOMENT OF INERTIA
• SIMULTANEOUS EQUATIONS
• CURVE FITTING
• BEAMS(STRUCTURAL)
• LOADS(FORCES)
• VIBRATION
• CREEP

Subject Categories:

• Marine Engineering
• Acoustics
• Mechanics

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE