ASPECTS ON STRUCTURAL SCATLINGS OF SMALL CRAFTS BUILD FROM COMPOSITE MATERIALS

Abstract

Development and improvement of manufacturing technologies for composite materials with more and more improved characteristics, resulted in use of these materials in shipbuilding as well, and particularly in boatbuilding. Scantling calculations of strength structures for these boats are carried out based on the Rules of Classification Societies for ships and recently according to ISO 12215 series of standards. In this article, are presented results of such scantling calculations of structural elements of one leisure boat, based on relevant standard, using CraftSoft software. This software, developed by authors in EXCEL, can calculate the required scantling structural properties for boats constructed of aluminum alloys, steel, wood and fiber reinforced plastic, single skin and sandwich laminates, according to ISO 12215-5 standard.