摘要 |
<p>A method of distributing the loads generated between a ship (9) and a supporting dry dock which comprises a platform (13) comprising a number of articulately joined sub platforms and connected for lifting/lowering by opposed pairs of hoist winches (19), comprises moving certain combinations of the sub platforms by activating appropriate hoist winches (19), so as to alter forces to portions of the ship's (9) hull, which forces may be evenly distributed, or concentrated so as to change the shape of local portions of the ship (9), or bring into alignment hatches and their covers.</p> |