Rational Design of Inland Water Vessels

Abstract

This paper has demonstrated the design aspects for inland water units working in the River Nile. The acting loads and stresses induced in the structural elements of inland units are still water bending moment and stresses, local hydrostatic pressure and local stresses. A rational structural analysis procedure is developed and applied. This approach will result in decreasing the lightweight. Accordingly, this weight will increase the cargo capacity in the inland water units which will economically affect all terms of the transportation business.

Keywords

• nile barges
• rational design
• strength estimation
• modes of failure