A chain plate, used to attach the mizzenmast rigging of a 98-foot ketch, was studied using plate elements. The model was built by Hodgdon Yachts to ensure that the chain plate would not yield, fatigue or cause excessive stresses in the bulkhead when subjected to the mizzenmast rigging loads. |
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