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Teaching GuideTerm Higher Technical University College of Nautical Science and Naval Engines |
| Grao en Náutica e Transporte Marítimo |
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| Naval Construction |
| Contents |
| Identifying Data | 2020/21 | |||||||||||||
| Subject | Naval Construction | Code | 631G01105 | |||||||||||
| Study programme |
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| Descriptors | Cycle | Period | Year | Type | Credits | |||||||||
| Graduate | 1st four-month period |
First | Obligatory | 6 | ||||||||||
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| Topic | Sub-topic |
| 1. Definition. Fleet Types. |
Definition of shipbuilding. Ship concept. Fleet types: merchant, military and recreational. Special service and port service ships. |
| 2. Nomenclature. |
Parts of the ship. Ship elements. Ship dimensions. |
| 3. Structural elements of the ship. |
Structural elements of the bottom. Structural elements of the bulkheads and columns. Structural elements of the side. Structural elements of the deck. Structural elements of the bow body. Superstructures. |
| 4. Construction Materials and Techniques. |
Steels: their classification and on-board applications. Rolled steel plates and profiles. Molded and forged steel parts. Welding. Construction systems: longitudinal, transversal and mixed. Integral shipbuilding. |
| 5. Stresses |
Concepts of resistance of materials. Longitudinal and transverse stresses. Local stress. Fatigue. Vibrations |
| 6. Conservation, Repair and Maintenance |
Corrosion. Galvanic action. Types of corrosion. Thicknesses Areas subject to increased corrosion. Marine paintings. Types. Surface preparation. Paint application systems. Periodic inspections of the hull dry and afloat. |
| 7. General services. |
Ballast and shear. Bilge and reachique. Fire protection. Abandon. Sweet water. Sanitary. Ventilation, heating and cooling. Radio and electrical service. Internal communications. |
| 8. Loading and unloading equipment. |
Warehouses, hatch covers, props, cranes. Tanks, pipes, pumps. |
| 9. Propulsion, mooring and steering gear. |
Wheel, telemotor, servomotor and rudder. Types of rudders. Anchoring equipment. Chains. Anchors. Mooring equipment. Winches. Capstains. Ropes.. Main engine, auxiliary engines, crankshaft, shaft, propeller. |
| 10. Propellers. |
Theories that explain the action of the propeller. The construction and materials used in the propellers. The controllable pitch propeller. The KORT nozzle. The Voith Schneider system. Jet propulsion. Propellers with plates at the ends of the blades (TVF and CLT). |
| 11. Regulations. |
General information on legal provisions and regulations that affect shipbuilding. Provisions of the SOLAS International Convention related to construction. Classification Societies: purposes, general description of their regulations; the most important. The current Spanish Regulation regarding the recognition of ships and their construction. |
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