Mar 13, 2017 · I think they used sonar to scan the hull and thus saw what damage was created. One interesting thing from the images is that the tears in the hull extend in length the further away from the bow they get, suggesting Titanic drifted or rammed the iceberg as she passed.

In 1912, Titanic, the largest ship afloat at the time collided with an iceberg and sank in the North Atlantic Ocean due to extensive damage to its hull. However, a fact well documented but often forgotten is that, from the moment the Titanic began her first sea trials and set sail to Southampton, coal in one of the ships’ bunkers was burning ...

The Titanic’s collision caused a sequence of hull breaches along its starboard side due to rivet failure, contrary to early assumptions of a large gash. Modern Forensic Techniques Technologies like sonar imaging, finite element modelling (FEM), and metallurgical tests have provided accurate damage assessments and stress simulations.

Jan 20, 2003 · Remember that metallurgy was not as advanced a science as it is today, and also that welded hulls made of the best steel today still could not survive the sort of damage Titanic suffered. Jonathan, the hull below the mud has probably weathered quite well over the decades if only because mud tends to preserve steel much better then the water ...

Jul 20, 2021 · BUT with Titanic being single hulled and with nothing to contain it, it amounted to through-hull damage to at least five and more likely six compartments. This was non-survivable. Britannic was redesigned to survive this sort of damage, but not human carelessness.

The Titanic sank on April 12, 1912, after hitting an iceberg, resulting in over 1500 deaths. The study aims to determine the physical properties, microstructure, and chemistry of the steel and rivets used in Titanic’s construction. Recovery of Material: Hull material and rivets were recovered from the wreck site in 1991 and 1996.

The steel used in the Titanic’s hull became brittle in cold temperatures, making it more susceptible to breaking upon impact with the iceberg. Insufficient Lifeboats. The Titanic was designed with fewer lifeboats than needed for all passengers, a decision driven by aesthetic and regulatory choices of the time. Overconfidence in ...

Roy Mengot challenges the accepted theories of Titanic's initial flooding and suggests that the early sighting of water was due to overflow rather than direct damage from the collision. Flooding Hold #1 Overflow Iceberg Damage Iceberg Impact Structural Damage Interpretation

Dec 7, 2001 · Edward Wilding's famous "12 feet" calculation is probably the best estimate at the total area of the openings in Titanic's hull. Nonetheless, it is a sum of all the openings in the hull. That is, the iceberg damage did not extend in a straight line along the lower starboard hull. It was not continuous damage or a continuous "cut". Nathan Robison

Nov 25, 2003 · The notion that the engines and boilers crashed forward dates back to 1912 and was based on the assumption that the hull went vertical just befor it plunged and also that it didn't break up. The first assumption is questionable because if it had done that, it's almost a certainty that the equipment mentioned would have torn loose from it's ...