SHORES MUST FORM A CONSIDERABLE ANGLE
WITH THE BULKHEAD THEY ARE SUPPORTING.
THIS IS USELESS
BARBETTE
0
90
SHORE
NO
PRESSURE
SHORE
SHORES
BULKHEAD
SHORES PARALLEL TO BULKHEAD
EXERT NO PRESSURE!
1 SHORES PERPENDICULAR TO BULKHEAD
EXERT MAXIMUM PRESSURE.
C
A
SHORE
STRONGBACK
WHEN THE ANGLE OF THE 2 SHORES (X)
2 IS GREATER THAN 900 , THE EFFECTIVE-
0
X 133
0
X 90
NESS OF THE SHORES IS LESSENED.
0
SHORE
BULKHEAD
D
B
3 THEREFORE IT IS BETTER TO ANCHOR
SHORES AT A AND B THAN AT C AND D.
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Figure 8-18. Shoring angles.
PRACTICE SHORING
If you are in charge of a shoring detail and if you
POSITION OF
have enough shores on board, it would be a good idea to
STRONGBACKS
OVER HATCH
give your shoring detail personnel some practice in
shoring. As they put up the shoring, explain what they
are doing right and what they are doing wrong and, in
each case, why it is right or wrong. Ensure that they
PLAN VIEW
understand the principles of spreading the pressure,
and why a shore in cross-axial pressure might snap. Be
sure that they learn how to measure shores and how to
cut them correctly before they actually do the cutting.
If possible, obtain permission to put the shoring up in a
compartment where it may be left for a few days. This
WEDGE
will allow other personnel to inspect it and indirectly
learn something about how to shore.
When doing practice shoring jobs, be careful not to
HATCH COAMING
cut the shores more than necessary. You will seldom
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ELEVATION
have an oversupply of shores aboard ship. If you do not
Figure 8-19. Shoring a hatch.
have spare shores for practice jobs, use strips and
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