Methods of improving the level of pre-contract design definition and the quality of information relating to steelwork are described. This information is combined with a comprehensive database of manufacturing process information to provide a system for estimating the work content of the main structural steelwork of ships such as ro-ro vessels. Procedures are described which facilitate consistent estimates to be made while minimizing data handling requirements and increasing the flexibility of the method at the concept design stage.
National Shipbuilding Research Program. 1989 Ship Production Symposium. Paper No. 4: Design for Steelwork Production During the Concept Design Phase (The National Shipbuilding Research Program)
1989
23 pages
Report
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English