after impact 2 iceberg.you know ship was from steel.so why?
2006-12-20 02:57:49 · 14 answers · asked by celever 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Engineering
The steel that was used was a 'new' formulation - one that was not fully tested and examined.
When that particular steel was placed in freezing conditions, it became very brittle. It was very easy to compromise.
Secondly, the Titanic had sections in its hull for bouyancy. However, even though the iceberg only cut a hole the size of a refrigerator, it was a slice that went through several sections.
Such a breach of several sections could not be overcome, and the ship sank.
Also note, the CEO of the cruise line was on board, and pushed the captain to go at top speed, even though icebergs had been sighted. He wanted to make the crossing record on the very first passage.
2006-12-20 03:09:15 · answer #1 · answered by tomkat1528 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
First, the Titanic didn't drown, it sank. The latest reason for the sinking is that the construction of the time was a riveted plate design. The metal in the rivets could not withstand the pressure exerted during the collision with the iceberg, and failed over a rather long area, allowing water to enter into the ship. The water tight areas were built only to a certain height, not all the way up to the bulkhead, so as these areas flooded, it allowed water to pour into adjacent areas.
2006-12-20 05:04:35 · answer #2 · answered by Jeffrey S 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The ship was built with 8 forward watertight compartments, which was advertised as being able to stay afloat if 4 compartments were breached, but not 5 (as explained in the movie), this mass of water weighed too much for the balance of the ship to withstand, and this mass started to bring down the ship, after that as it further sank, the water spilled over the bulkheads, making matters worse, as it gave the water even more places to go within the ship, within 3 hours the ship was underwater.
2006-12-20 03:08:36 · answer #3 · answered by tucsondude 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
As menitioned, it had a watertight compartment hull. This keeps the buoyance of the ship such that is can flood the hull but not sink.
However the compartments were below deck level, which reduced the buoyance and caused the ship to sink, not the weight.
2006-12-20 03:33:36 · answer #4 · answered by cw 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Iceberg is a mountain of ice only 10% of it is apparent from the surface. The Titanic went down and sunk due to a collision between those icebergs and its superstructure with a force that cannot be matched. Also steel is not a non vulnerable material and forces of natures plus angles of attack and depth of impacts all together can cause this dramatic event. Write Titanic and search the NET you will find thousands of very elaborate and convincing answers.
2006-12-20 03:59:54 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
??????? A ship can't drown. If you're asking why it sunk it was because icebergs ripped the lower hull and the water went over the water tight doors and flooded the decks that didn't have them. You can find out this information online. Type in titanic.
2006-12-20 03:07:16 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Well I'm not going to be bounced off of here,Elric but there's some trying to have me pushed! Never mind - I shall find an inflatable dinghy or just go down with the ship!
2016-05-23 00:03:10 · answer #7 · answered by Ethel 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the ship drown because there were not enough life boats!!
2006-12-20 03:43:46 · answer #8 · answered by Jure 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
People drown. Ships flood and sink.
2006-12-20 02:58:56 · answer #9 · answered by Bunny Lebowski 5 · 0⤊ 4⤋
because the velocity of the ship was enough to produce enough force to crush its front part.
2006-12-20 03:12:08 · answer #10 · answered by Ankit B 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋