Clasification Society Rulefinder 2020 - Version 9.33 - Fix
Common Structural Rules - Common Structural Rules for Bulk Carriers and Oil Tankers, January 2019 - Part 1 General Hull Requirements - Chapter 6 Hull Local Scantling - Section 3 Minimum Thicknesses - 2 Stiffeners and Tripping Brackets

2 Stiffeners and Tripping Brackets

2.1 Minimum thickness requirements

2.1.1 The net thickness of the web and face plate, if any, of stiffeners and tripping brackets in mm, is to comply with the minimum net thickness given in Table 2.

In addition, the net thickness of the web of stiffeners and tripping brackets, in mm, is to be:
  • Not less than 40% of the net required thickness of the attached plating, to be determined according to Ch 6, Sec 4.
  • Less than twice the net offered thickness of the attached plating.

Table 2 : Minimum net thickness for stiffeners and tripping brackets

Element Location Net thickness
Stiffeners and attached end brackets Watertight boundary 3.5 + 0.015 L2
Other structure 3.0 + 0.015 L2
Cargo hold side frames webs of single side bulk carriers Foremost hold (1) 6.0 + 0.026 L
Other holds (1) 5.2 + 0.023 L
Tripping brackets 5.0 + 0.015 L2
(1) L needs not to be taken greater than 200 m
Parent topic: Section 3 Minimum Thicknesses
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