Section 1 General

Ch 6

101. Arrangement

1. The pillars and trusses are to be provided in line with the keelson or double bottom girders or as close as practicable, and the structure under the pillars is to be of sufficient strength to distribute the load effectively.

2. Where the pillars and trusses which are subjected to tensile loads such as under bulkhead recesses

or top of deep tank, the pillars and trusses are to be efficiently secured to withstand the loads.

tensile