Scantlings and Section Modulus Calculation

The following calculation are based from Philippine Register of Shipping (PRS),
Rules for the Construction and Classification of Steel Vessel and Under 60 meters in
length for the classification of the proposed vessel.

Particulars:
Length Overall = 36 m
Length Between Perpendicular = 32 m
Breadth = 6 m
Depth = 3 m
Draft = 1.41m

CENTER KEELSON (PRS 2017,Ch.E,Sec 5-5.01) pp.87

t = 0.06 L + 6.2 mm, for 0.4 L amidships
= 0.06 (32) + 6.2
= 7.8 mm
Therefor use,
t = 8 mm

t = 0.05 L + 5.5 mm, for 0.1 L at ends

t = 0.05 (32) + 5.5
t = 7.1
therefor use,
t = 6mm

A = 0.5 L + 2 cm2
Where = 0.5 L + 2 cm2
= 0.5 x 32 + 2 cm2
A = 18 cm2

Where:
L = Length of ship, in m.
SIDE KEELSON (PRS 2017, Ch. E Sec 5-5.04 C) pp.72
t = 0.05 L + 5 mm
= 0.5 (32) + 5
= 6.6 mm
Therefore use,
t = 6 mm

A = 0.2 L + 4 cm2
= 0.2 (32) +4
A = 10.4 cm2

Standard and Cant Frame Spacing (PRS 2017, Ch. E, Sec. 7-7.01) pp.87
S = 720 (L/100)1/4 mm
Where:
L = Length of ship, in m
S = 720 (32/100)1/4 m
S = 541.527 mm
Therefore us,
S = 500 mm

Floor (PRS 2017, Ch. E, Sec. 5-5.07) pp.73

W = Section modulus of Floor
W = 5.5 sdB2 + 90 cm3, for sdB2 < 200
Where:
s = frame spacing, in m.
d = draft, in m
B = breadth of ship, in m.
W = 5.5 (0.5) (1.41) (62 ) + 90
= 229.59 cm3

h = depth of floors
h = kB
Where:

k = 50; B ≤ 10 m

h = 50 x 6

h = 300 mm

t = thickness of floors

t = 0.01 h + 3 mm

= 0.01 x 300 + 3

t = 6 mm

Flanged Floors (Face Plate)

A = 0.05 sdB2 + 8 cm2

= 0.05 x 0.5 x 1.41 x 62 + 8

A = 9.269 cm2

Note: Web thickness of floors within the machinery space is not to be less than that
of the center keelson.

t = 8 mm

Bilge Brackets (PRS 2017, Ch. E, Sec. 5 – 5.11) pp.74

t = tfloors

t = 6 mm

h = depth of Bilge Brackets

h = 250 mm

Bottom Shell Plating (PRS 2017, Ch. E, Sec.3 – 3.01c) pp.57

t @ 0.4 L amidship
t = 0.0063 s(√d + 2) mm, for L < 60m

= 0.0063 x 500 (√1.41 + 2)

t = 5.816 mm

Therefore use,

t = 6 mm

Where:

s = spacing of frames or longitudinal, in mm

d = molded draft, in m

L = length of ship, in m

t @ bottom shell plating (including side shell plating) for 0.075 from the ends is not to
be less than:

t = (0.05 L + 5) √s/600 mm

t = 6.6 mm

Therefore use,

t = 6 mm

Where:

L = length of ship, in m

s = actual spacing of then end frames: when s is less than 600 mm it is to be taken
as 600 mm.

Side Shell and Sheerstrake (PRS 2017, Ch. E, Sec 3 – 3.02) pp.58

t = 0.0059 s (√d + 2) mm, for L < 60m

= 0.0059 x 500 (√1.41 +2)

t = 5.44 mm

Therefore use,

t = 6 mm
Where:

s = spacing of frames, in mm

L = Length of ship, in m

d = molded draft, in m

b = width of sheerstrake

b = 870 + 4.5 L mm

b = 1014 mm

Where:

L = length of ship, in m.

Strength Deck Plating (PRS 2017, Ch. E, Sec. 4 - 4.02) pp.64

t = 0.025 L + 5.5 mm

= 0.025 x 32 + 5.5

t = 6.3

Therefore use,

t = 7 mm

Where:

L = Length of ship, in m

Stringer Plates (PRS 2017, Ch. E, Sec.4 – 4.03) pp.64

b = breadth of Stringer Plates withing 0.4 L amidships

b = 6.8 L + 500 mm
= 6.8 x 32 +500
b = 717.6
b = breadth of stringer plates at the ends
b = b0.4L amidships x 65%
= 717.6 x 65%
b = 466.44

t = thickness of Stringer Plates

t = thickness of side shell plate or strength deck plate whichever is greater
t = 7 mm

Lower Decks (PRS 2017, Ch. E, Sec.4 – 4.05) pp. 67

t = thickness of second deck plating outside line of openings and within 0.4 L
amidships
t = 0.025 L + 5.5 mm
= 6.3 mm
Therefore use,
t = 6 mm

t = thickness of second deck plating inside line of openings and within 0.1 L at ends
t = 0.02 L + 5 mm
t = 6.14
Therefore use,
t = 6 mm
Where:
L = length of ship, in m

Bottom Longitudinals (PRS 2017, Ch. E, Sec. 6 – 6.33) pp.83

s = standard spacing of bottom longitudinal
s = 720 (L/100)1/4
s = 541.426
Therefore use,
s = 500 mm
Where:
L = length of ship, in m

W = Section modulus of bottom longitudinal

W = 11.5 C s d ɭ2 cm3
= 11.5 x 1 x 0.5 x 1.41 x 12
W = 8.1075 cm3
W = 10 cm3
Where:
d = molded draft, in m
s = spacing of longitudinal, in m
ɭ = span of longitudinal, in m , to be taken as the spacing plate floors
C = coefficient (1, when no intermediate vertical strut is fitted)

W = Section modulus of inner bottom longitudinal

W = Wbottom longitudinal x 0.85
W = 6.5 cm3
W = 7 cm3

Main Frames (PRS 2017, Ch. E, Sec 7 – 7.02and 7.03) pp.87 – 88

W = C C1 s d ɭ2 cm3
Where:
C = coefficient, to be equal to:
2 + d/D x 0.65
1.45 - √D/ ɭ
C = 348.04
s = frame spacing, in m
d = draft, in m
ɭ = √D
= 1.2
C1 = Coefficient, to be equal to
= 1.08 – 0.01D
 = 1.08 – 0.01 x 3
= 1.05
W = 348.04 x 1.05 x 0.5 x 1.41 x 1.2 2
W = 371 cm3

Peak Frames (PRS 2017, Ch. E, Sec. 7 - 7.05) pp.88-89 Formatted: Font: Bold

d/D = 0.47

W = 36 cm3 Formatted: Underline

Where: Formatted: Superscript

D = Molded depth, in m
d = molded draft, in m
Formatted: Not Superscript/ Subscript

Tween Decks and Superstructures Frames (PRS 2017, Ch. E, Sec. 7 – 7.06) Formatted: Font: Bold, Underline
pp.89-90
W = C C1 s d ɭ2 √D cm3
Where:
s = frame spacing, in m Formatted: Line spacing: single

d = draft, in m Formatted: Font: (Default) Arial

ɭ = span of frame, i.e. height of tween deck space measured at side, Formatted: Font: (Default) Arial
in m, which is not to be taken as less than 2.6m; and for superstructures, Formatted: Font: (Default) Arial
≮ 2.3m
Formatted: Font: (Default) Arial
Formatted: Font: (Default) Arial
 D = molded depth, in m

C = coefficient, to be equal to 0.7 + 4 (d/D), but this value is not to be take Formatted: Font: (Default) Arial
less than 3.3 Formatted: Font: (Default) Arial

C1 = coefficient, to be determined in accordance with table E 7.07

W = 3.3 x 0.6 x 0.5 x 1.41 x 2.6 2 x √3

W = 16.344 cm3

Local Strengthening (PRS 2017, Ch. E, Sec. 7 – 7.08) pp.90-91

W’ = 0.2 n CW cm3

Where:

n = number of frames spaces between web frames

W = section modulus of main frames in the engine room, to be calculated in

accordance with 7.03

C = coefficient, obtained from table 7.08 in accordance with the section

modules of main frames.
W’ = 823.62 cm3

h = depth of web frames

h = 3000 mm

t = 0.01 h + 3.5 mm

t = 33.5

Therefore use,

t = 34 mm

The thickness of the face plate of web frames is to be increased a least by 2 mm

above that of the web plates, and the breadth is to be about 12 times its thickness.

t = face plate thickness

t = 36 mm

b = breadth of face plates

b = 435 mm

Side Stringers (PRS 2017, Ch. E, Sec. 7 -7.09) pp.91

h = depth of the web plate of side stringers

h = 3000 mm

A = sectional area of the face plate of side stringer

A = 0.50 x AWeb frames

A = 65.25 cm2

Water head (PRS 2017, Ch. E, Sec. 8 – 8.01) pp.92

h = 0.0072 L + (d/Ds) – 0.21 m.

= 0.0072 x 32 + (0.7) – 0.21

h = 0.7204 m

Therefore use,

h = 0.8 m

Deck Beams (PRS 2017, Ch. E, Sec.8 – 8.02) pp.93-94

W = Cshɭ2 cm3

Where:
s = beam spacing, in m

h = water head, in m

ɭ = span of the beam, in m, i.e. the distance between deck girders or between
deck girder and the hatch side girder, or the distance between the hatch
side girder or the deck girder and the midpoint of the horizontal arm of the
beam knee. But value ɭ is not to be less than 0.2B

C = Coefficients:

C = 15.8 – 27.2 (ɭ/B) for strength deck, but not less than 6.67

W = 10.36 x 0.5 x 0.8 x 1.22

W = 6.0 cm3

Note: The scantlings of beam knees connecting beams to frames are not to be less
than the values given in table E 8.06.

Deck Girders (PRS 2017, Ch. E, Sec.8 – 8.07) pp.96

W =Cbhɭ2 cm3

Where:
 b = mean width, in m, of deck supported by the girder

h = water head, in m, as given in 8.01

ɭ = span of girder, in m, i.e. the distance between center of pillars or between

bulkheads, or between the pillar and the bulkhead

C = Coefficients:

C = 7.14 - 0.018 L (but 4.6 < C< 6.6), for strength decks, superstructure
decks and top of deckhouses

W = 6.6 x 3 x 0.8 x 12
W = 15.7536 cm3

W1 = CPɭ cm3

Where:

P = concentrated load, in t

ɭ = span of girder, in m

C = coefficient, to be obtained from table 8.08

W1 = 1.26 x 10 x 1

W1 = 12.6 cm3

I = Moment of inertia of deck girders

I = CWɭ cm4

I = 2.6 x 28.3536 x 1

I = 73.72 cm4

Where:

W = the sum of values of W and W 1 (obtained from 8.07 and 8.08), in cm 3

ɭ = span of girder, in m
 C = Coefficient:

C = 2.6 for strength deck and cargo decks

h = depth of deck girders

h = 200 mm

t = thickness of deck girders

t = 6 mm

Deck Longitudinal (PRS 2017, Ch. E, Sec. 8 – 8.17) pp. 102

W = Cshɭ2 cm3

Where:

s = spacing of longitudinal, in m

h = water head, in m

ɭ = span of longitudinal in m but not to be less than 2 m

C = Coefficient:

C = k L +b
Where:

L = length of ship, in m

K,b = to be determined by table 8.17

C = 0.077 x 32 + 4.4

C = 6.864

W = 6.864 x 0.5 x 0.8 x 10

W = 27.456 cm3

Centerline Longitudinal Bulkheads (PRS 2017, Ch. E, Sec.10 – 10.09) pp.116

The length of ship is equal to 60 m or less, the bulkhead plating is all to be 6 mm in

thickness.
t = 6 mm
n = number of bulkheads

n = 8 bulkheads

Plane Bulkhead Plating (PRS 2017, Ch. E, Sec.11-11.09) pp. 120

t = 3.2 s √h + 2.3 mm
Where:
s = spacing of stiffeners, in m
h = vertical distance in m, from the lower edge of the plate in a strake to the
bulkhead deck on the center line.
t = 6 mm

t = thickness of collision bulkheads

The thickness of collision bulkheads is also to be derived from the formula above, in
this case, the stiffener spacing taken in the calculation is to be the actual spacing plus
150 mm, but in no case is the stiffener spacing be less than 750 mm.

t = 8 mm
Plane Bulkhead Stiffeners (PRS 2017, Ch. E, Sec.11-11.14) pp. 120-121

W = Cshɭ2 cm3
Where:
s = spacing of stiffeners, in m

h = vertical distance from the mid-point of span of stiffeners of the

bulkhead deck on the centerline, in m, when h < 2, it is to be
taken as 2

ɭ = span of stiffener, in m, i.e. length of stiffeners including the

brackets; when ɭ < 2, it is to be taken as 2

C = coefficients, to be taken as follows:

C = 4.2, for stiffener welded at both ends

W = 22.68 cm3

Collision Bulkhead stiffeners section modulus

W = Wplane bulkhead stiffeners x 1.25
W = 28.35 cm3

Section modulus of beam of decks or flats

W = 4.2 shɭ2 cm3
Where:

s - spacing of beams, in m,

h - distance from the deck or flat in way of steps to the bulkhead

deck on the center line, in m, when h < 2, it is to be taken as 2
 ɭ - span of beam, in m, when m < 2, it is to be taken as 2.

W = 16.8 cm3

Bulwark Plate Thickness (PRS 2017, Ch. E, Sec. 18-18.0) pp. 153

t = 4 mm