The article discusses some provisions of the problem moving cargo on a ship within theory initial stability. It is indicated that presentation issue stability during transverse and longitudinal movement it in traditional textbooks not specific enough. If possible, reasons for occurrence non-specific moments are analyzed. proposed to present this task using clearer formulations its provisions. I...

Purpose: Double-deck trailers could be a key contributor towards the UK’s commitment to reducing CO2 emissions towards 2020. A double-deck trailer greatly increases carrying capacity with current vehicle size and weight limits. Double-deck trailers are particularly well suited to retail distribution. This paper introduces a model that calculates the financial and environmental impact of deployi...

In this article, the results of a piloted flight simulator campaign aimed at measuring biomechanical performance indicators helicopter pilot performing complex, realistic tasks are presented. The upper limbs' motion and activation main muscle groups left arm were measured during ship-deck landings, performed flying several configurations with sea conditions variable intensity. analysis shows an...

in this paper, evaluation of torsional stiffness in beam and slab bridge deck elements is presented. a beam and slab bridge decks structurally behave as a grillage. a grillage has an efficient transverse load distribution due to transverse asymmetric load. in the case of bridge deck without transverse beams in the span, transverse load distribution depends on the torsional stiffness of longitud...

This paper presents a comprehensive framework for the reliability analysis of ship local structures. Existing structures relies on empirical without experimental validation. The presented improves probabilistic simulation process by combining finite element and Kriging surrogate model to increase computational efficiency in uncertainty quantification. In addition, ultimate strength test data ar...

Method: Groups of pigs were housed under conditions simulating current swine production systems. Five trials were conducted, each using 13 3to 5-week-old pigs, housed in nursery decks fitted with raised wire-mesh flooring. Three decks were placed parallel to one another in an isolation room. The decks were placed 46 cm (18 inches) apart for the first three trials and 102 cm (40 inches) apart fo...

A century ago, the Royal Mail Ship Titanic fatally struck an iceberg and descended into the Atlantic Ocean. To reduce clutter on deck the number of lifeboats on board was brought down from 64 to 20. Each class of passengers had access to their own decks and allocated lifeboats, although crucially no lifeboats were stored in the third class sections of the ship. Third class passengers had to fin...

Extreme value predictions typically originate from certain functional classes of statistical distributions to fit the data and are subsequently extrapolated. This paper describes an alternative method for extrapolation that is based on intrinsic properties set itself does not pre-assume any class. The proposed novel can be utilized in engineering design. To illustrate this, this study uses two ...

The purpose of this research to present for the first time a practical plan to cost optimize the composite metal floor deck, so that the designer, by having the dimensions of the main beam framing, will be able to come to the most design including: the section of composite steel beam, the beam span, the thickness of metal deck sheets and the thickness of the concrete slab. The main method of op...