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Shear Force - Quarter-Length Estimate

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Still-water shear force at quarter-length for a simplified load case - screening sanity-check before full longitudinal-strength analysis.

Formula

$$ Q_{max} \approx \frac{4 M_{max}}{L} $$

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SymbolMeaningUnitSource
$M_{max}$Maximum bending momentkN·mloading calc
$L$LBPmship particulars

Sources

  • IACS UR S11.