Profile Types in AVEVA Marine

The AVEVA Marine profile standard covers the profile types that are traditionally used in shipbuilding. Some of these types are open in the sense that arbitrary profile dimensions can be defined, others are closed, meaning that the profile parameters may take on only a restricted set of values.

A certain profile type is picked by an integer number that is fixed by the system. The table below specifies the profile types normally used in shipbuilding. It shows the profile type, its cross-section and the parameters that are required to control the size of the profile section. When selecting a certain profile it is important that the correct number of parameters is given in the order specified in the table.

AVEVA Marine supports all the profile types in this list except the profile types 56 (Z-bar), 64 (hexagon bar) and 65 (octagon bar).

In addition to the profile types listed in the table there are some optional profile variants available.

Flat bars:

In addition to the flat bars there is also a profile type 11 which has the same properties as a profile type 10. The only exception for a profile type 11 is that this one can not be converted into a plate part in the production programs.

Bulb bars:

Profile type 21 is a special Polish variant of the ordinary bulb bar. If used in combination with any of the environment variables SBH_RUSSIAN_BULB, SBH_CHINESE_BULB or SBH_JAPANESE_BULB this profile type may be used for the type of bulb bar used in Russia, China or Japan.

Profile type 23 is the big type of welded bulb bar with a constant bulb size that is manufactured by the INEXA steel mill and sold under the product name Jumbo Bulb Flat.

Additional U-bar:

In addition to the U-bar with type number 50 there is one additional type of U-bar available with different thickness in web and flanges. The type number of this U-bar is 59. (However, most probably it is not used in shipbuilding.)

Generalized milled T-bars:

The milled profile type 40 for T-bars can be given a couple of optional interpretations by the environment variable SBH_DOUBLE_BULB. By assignment of FUNDIA a T-bar of type Fundia will be generated.

By assignment of any other string to the same variable a profile of type double bulb (used for example, in Russia) will be selected.

Customized U- and I-bars:

For U- and I-bars AVEVA Marine is loaded with profiles of these types according to the DIN standards. However, it is possible to customize this standard and replace the in-built standard by customer defined parameter values. Details about this may be found in Customer Set-Up of I- and U-bars Definition.