Unit 5: Design & Loads

  • Unit 5: Design & Loads

    The unit examines the construction and design of containers and the stresses and strains a container will be exposed to during stacking and transport and the level of protection their structure provides to the cargo they carry.  You will look at the relationship between load forces and stacking strength and the need to design containers to withstand the forces encountered during transportation.  Finally, you will learn about the different ISO design standards for container type.

    • Part A: Load & Strength Tests
      Part B: Operational Stresses
      Tutorial

    • Part A:  Load & Strength Tests

    • In this first section you will learn about the basic structure of containers and way in the orientation of locations within a container.  Then you will look at the different types of load forces and then the strength tests that a general purpose container has to pass to be classified as an ISO container.  


    • Design & Loads: Part A SCORM package

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    • Part B: Operational Stresses

    • In this second part you will look at the stresses and strains that a container and its cargo undergo during transportation and the specific ISO tests for thermal, tank, dry bulk, platform containers.


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    • Tutorial

    • As you apply the key terms, concepts and issues covered in this unit make use of the workbook to check definitions, methods and logic.  All terms in the tutorial were included in the audio, text or definitions sections.

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    • Unit Resources

    • Key Terms: 0.4Pg, 0.6Pg, 2R, actual gross weight (gross weight), actual net weight (actual payload / payload), airtightness, bottom side rails, cargo movement, cargo weight distribution, container back, container frame, container front, container left, container right, dead (static) load, deformation (strain), dunnage, dynamic (live) load, end frame, environmental load, floor, forklift pockets, load bearing strength, load weight, longitudinal, longitudinal racking, maximum gross weight, maximum net weight (maximum payload), Pg, pitching, posts, punctured (ripped) container, racking, restraint, rigidity, rolling, safety margin, ship movement, side & end wall profile, stack height, stacking strength, stress, structural failure, tare weight, top side rails, transverse, transverse racking, weatherproof.

      Organisations: Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB).

      Standards & Regulations. ISO 1496 (5 Parts), ISO 6346: 1995.