I believe everyone has at some point travelled with a ferry, a yacht or a cruise ship and there was a moment that had to walk on the promenade, enjoy the sunshine, the scenery or simply get some fresh air. Open deck is an essential part of ships, which necessitates protection from falling over, therefore…
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Various materials used in yachts
How can we limit environmental impact from composites? Part B
Having described the structure of the composites in my previous post, we can effectively investigate the environmental impact of the production of the laminates, which are manufactured with various methods. The hand lay-up is still quite popular, although the vacuum bagging and infusion are gaining momentum, due to the superior finished product. In all cases…
How can we limit environmental impact from composites? Part A
Composites are quite distinct in their manufacturing process, since from the primary materials we get the final product in one step. It is a sharp contrast to the steel or aluminium construction, where we have the original plate that needs cutting, forming and welding in order to get the block assembly, before the block. There…
How can we limit environmental impact during construction? Part B
Continuing the previous post on the environmental impact of constructing aluminium and steel, in the following paragraphs we will be reviewing their forming and welding methods. We are at the stage that the plates and rolled profiles, bulb bars, angle bars etc, need to be curved. Some have 2d curved shapes, like the frames in…
How do the most popular materials for yacht building rank in comparison?
We’ve gone through the production processes of steel, aluminium and composites independently and noted their advantages, as well as their shortfalls in regards to the environment. Yet we also require their relative value, in order to be able and identify the preferable option for yacht building. The primary production of all aforementioned materials stems from…
Environmental implications of composites as a primary material in building yachts
As clearly stated by name, composites is a composition, one of resin and fibre reinforcements. In a very simplified description the resin is the glue that holds the fibres together, creating the panel. There is a vast variation of the possible combinations, types of resins and types of fibres out there, as well as methods…