CHAPTER 8

MIDSHIP SECTION

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 CHAPTER 8: MIDSHIP SECTION
Midship section calculations are to be carried out in accordance with the HSC-LC rules of
IRS and the midship section drawing is prepared by obtaining the dimensions of the various
plates and stiffeners.

The sequence of carrying out midship section calculation is as follows :

 Determine the load point of the member

 Calculate the design pressures
 With the design pressures, calculate the thickness of the plate needed in each region
and also determine the lamination sequence
 For stiffeners, determine the allowable tensile or shear stress
 Determine the required section modulus and change the various dimensions of
stiffeners to make it suitable to aquire the required section modulus.
 With the design pressures, calculate the thickness of the plate needed in each region
and also determine the lamination sequence

 5.2. FRAMING SYSTEM

 Transverse framing is preferred for the hull and superstructure as the vessel is small in
length, hence longitudinal strength is not a critical factor. Transverse ordinary frames
are provided at every frame with deep web frames at every 4th ordinary frame.
 The ordinary frame spacing s is selected as per HSC code.
 Rule spacing is obtained as 566mm.
 Hence s = 500m throughout for simplicity of construction.
 Therefore web frame spacing S = 4s = 2000mm.
 Also the collision bulkhead should be in the range 0.05L and 3.0+0.05L

Minimum freeboard

The minimum freeboard required for the ship has been obtained from ILLC and is obtained as

Minimum freeboard = 340 mm

Maximum draft = 2.16 m

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Actual draft = 1 m

Material properties of grp

Ultimate tensile strength 124 N/mm2

Ultimate shear strength 170 N/mm2
Tensile Modulus Et 6890 N/mm2

Nominal frame spacing

Nominal frame spacing, as obtained from rule = 566 mm

Taken frame spacing = 500 mm

Ks factor
Ks = 7.5 aft of amidships

= 5/CB forward of F.P.

Elsewhere, the value of ks may be obtained by linear interpolation.

Reduction factor
RS0 1.0
RS1 0.8
RS2 0.6
RS3 0.35

Where the notation RS is determined from the significant wave height at that location.

Notation Design significant wave height [m]

RS 0 Hs ≥ 4.0 m
RS 1 2.5 ≤ Hs < 4.0 m
RS 2 0.6 < Hs < 2.5 m
RS 3 Hs ≤ 0.6 m

For the vessel operating in Arabian sea, the significant wave height will be in the range 0.6 –
2.5 and hence it will be RS 2. Therefore reduction factor becomes 0.6.

Wave factor

For ships with length less than 90m,

Cw = .0586 x L x reduction factor = .816

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Design accelerations

where,
Hs = significant wave height in m, for monohull crafts Hs is not to be taken as less than 0.2
Bw

θd = dead rise angle at LCG in degrees, not to be taken less than 10degree nor more than
30degree.= 25 degree

θt = running trim angle in degrees, but not to be taken less than 3degree. = 3 degree

CH = θt for monohulls and catamarans

= 3.0 for SWATHS and foil assisted crafts
= 3.2 for SES and ACV crafts.

Therefore acg is obtained as 1.92.

Hence the value is within limits.

Lamination sequence
Csm – chopped strand mat

Wr - woven rowing

Glass Fraction
CSM 0.3
WR 0.5

Load points

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 Stiffeners Midpoint of Span
Girders
Midpoint of load area supported by girder
Horizontally stiffened
plate field Midpoint of plate field
Vertically stiffened
plate field Half the stiffener spacing above point of support OR at Lower Edge of plate
where plate thickness is changed within plate field

Design pressures
Minimum values of design pressures are

Minimum Values (kN/m2)

Hull Part RS0 to RS2 RS3

Craft Sides 10 5
Deck 5 3

Sea pressure is given by

The pressure ‘p’ acting on the craft’s side, bottom and weather decks is to be taken as:

- For load point below design waterline:

p = 10 ho + (ks – 1.5 ho/T) Cw [kN/m2]

- For load point above design waterline:

p = ks (Cw – 0.8 ho) [kN/m2]

ho = vertical distance [m] from fully loaded waterline to the loadpoint

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