Common Structural Rules - Common Structural Rules for Bulk Carriers and Oil Tankers, January 2019 - Part 1 General Hull Requirements - Chapter 9 Fatigue - Section 6 Detail Design Standard - 9 Hatch Corner
9 Hatch Corner
9.1 Design standard O
9.1.1
Hatch corners in the cargo hold region, located on the strength deck of bulk carriers are required to be designed according to design standard O, as shown in Table 15.
Table 15 : Design standard O – hatch corner of bulk carriers
| Hatch corner (bulk carriers) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Design standard O | ||
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| without insert plate | with insert plate | |
| Critical location | Hatch corner curve | Curved Radius Transition insert plate to deck plating |
| Detail design standard | Shape of hatch corner as required by Pt 2, Ch 1, Sec 2 | Radius and insert plate dimensions and thickness as required by Pt 2, Ch 1, Sec 2. Insert plate has to be tapered for smooth thickness transition to deck plating, the transition taper length has to be not less than 3 times the offset. |
| Post-treatment | Grinding of cut edge within the radius | Grinding of cut edge within the radius |
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