Building and Welding Ships
A Complete Introduction to Constructing Ships, From Welding to Construction Project ManagementBy Halvard Brekkeng
Length16h 54m
About this audiobook
You can read a midship section, but could you build one?
This guide walks you through a steel hull from raw plate to sea trials. You will learn how class rules set scantlings, how plate is nested, cut and formed, and how to choose between stick, flux-cored, MIG and submerged arc welding for each joint in the yard. You will set preheat and heat input, qualify a procedure and a welder, control distortion with sequencing and flame straightening, and judge welds by ultrasonic and radiographic results.
Structural chapters take you through double bottoms, framing, bulkheads, stern frames and superstructure, then coatings, cathodic protection, launching and trials. Closing chapters cover work breakdown, scheduling and man-hour control. Written for naval architecture students, welding inspectors, hull trades supervisors and shipyard project engineers.
What you will learn:
• Interpret class rules and statutory requirements to determine scantlings and gain drawing approval
• Prepare, mark, cut and form steel plate efficiently in a shipyard production environment
• Select and apply arc welding processes—stick, flux-cored, MIG and submerged arc—for specific hull joints
• Qualify welding procedures and welders, and set preheat and heat input parameters
• Control distortion and residual stress using sequencing and flame straightening techniques
• Evaluate weld quality through ultrasonic and radiographic non-destructive examination
• Construct bottom structure, sides, frames, decks, bulkheads, bow, stern and appendages
• Install superstructure, outfit machinery, and apply corrosion protection and coatings
• Manage shipbuilding projects from work breakdown and scheduling to man-hour control and sea trials
Whether you are a naval architecture student, a welding inspector, a hull trades supervisor, or a shipyard project engineer, this book provides the practical knowledge to build and weld ships from the ground up.
Audiobook details
GenreTechnology
Length16 hrs 54 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateSep 28, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Building and Welding Ships
2Foreword
3Preface
4About This Book
5Important Safety Notice
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6Chapter 1: Ships, Dimensions and Form Coefficients
71.1 Ship Types and the Structural Consequences of Service
81.2 Principal Dimensions and Hull Geometry
91.3 Form Coefficients and Their Structural Meaning
101.4 How Hull Form Drives Structure
111.5 Tonnage, Freeboard and Regulatory Dimensions
121.6 From General Arrangement to Structural Drawing
13Chapter 2: Class Rules, Statutory Requirements and Drawing Approval
142.1 Classification Societies and What They Do
152.2 How Scantling Rules Work
162.3 Material Grades and Steel Certification
172.4 Survey Regimes During Construction
182.5 Plan Approval and the Design Change Loop
19Chapter 3: The Shipyard as a Factory
203.1 Yard Layout and Product Flow
213.2 The Stockyard and Steel Handling
223.3 Blast, Prime and the Preservation Line
233.4 Panel Line and Subassembly
243.5 Block Assembly Halls and Dimensional Control
253.6 Erection Berth, Dry Dock and Lift Planning
26Chapter 4: Plate Preparation, Marking, Cutting and Forming
274.1 Nesting and Material Utilization
284.2 Marking and Numerical Control
294.3 Thermal Cutting: Oxy-Fuel and Plasma
304.4 Edge Preparation and Beveling
314.5 Cold Forming: Press Braking and Roll Bending
324.6 Line Heating and Curved Shell Development
33Chapter 5: Arc Welding Processes for Hull Steel
345.1 The Arc, the Power Source and the Duty Cycle
355.2 Shielded Metal Arc Welding
365.3 Flux-Cored Arc Welding
375.4 Gas Metal Arc Welding
385.5 Submerged Arc Welding
395.6 Process Selection and Consumable Estimating
40Chapter 6: Welding Procedures and Welder Qualification
416.1 Joint Design and Weld Symbols
426.2 Preheat, Interpass and Hydrogen Control
436.3 Heat Input and Its Limits
446.4 Procedure Qualification Testing
456.5 Welder Qualification and Testing
466.6 Weld Repair and Re-Qualification
47Chapter 7: Distortion, Residual Stress and Fairing
487.1 How Welding Distortion Happens
497.2 Welding Sequence and Back-Step Technique
507.3 Restraint, Fit-Up and Dimensional Control
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