Section 1 General
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Clasifications Register Rules and Regulations - Rules for the Application of Sandwich Panel Construction to Ship Structure, July 2022 - Chapter 3 Design Basis for Panels - Section 1 General

Section 1 General

Parent topic: Chapter 3 Design Basis for Panels

1.1 Application

1.1.1 The requirements of this Chapter are applicable to steel sandwich panels used in the construction of bulkheads, shell envelopes, and deck structure.

1.1.2 To determine the required scantlings for sandwich panels, the formulae given in the Rules and Regulations for the Classification of Ships, July 2022 are, in general, to be used.

1.2 Equivalent requirements

1.2.1 LR will consider direct calculations for the derivation of scantlings as an alternative and equivalent to those derived by these Rules requirements.

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