Deck Barges

120′x30′x7′

General Description

DECK BARGES MEASURES 120′ IN OVERALL LENGTH, FROM BOW TO STERN. THE WIDTH OF THE BARGE IS 30′ OVERALL. EACH END OF THE BARGE HAS A 20′ RAKED BOTTOM. THE HEAD LOG AND THE STERN LOG IS 18″ WIDE. THE MAIN BODY OF THE BARGE IS 80′ LONG AND 30′ WIDE. THE MAIN BODY IS SEPARATED INTO 4 TANK SECTIONS BY THE USE OF INTERIOR BULKHEADS. EACH MAIN BODY SECTION AND EACH RAKE HAS INTERIOR ACCESS THROUGH WATER TIGHT HATCHES.

Steel

DECK, SIDES AND BOTTOM CONSTRUCTED OF 3/8″ STEEL PLATE. HEAD LOG AND STERN LOG CONSTRUCTED OF ‘/2″ STEEL PLATE. THREE TRANSVERSE BULKHEADS (ONE LOCATED 20′ FROM EACH END AND ONE LOCATED MID SHIP) AND ONE LONGITUDINAL CENTERLINE BULKHEAD ALL CONSTRUCTED OF 5/16″ STEEL PLATE. THE FOUR CORNERS OF THE BARGE ARE 18″ RADIUS OF 1/2″ STEEL PLATE. RUB BARS RUN LONGITUDINALLY ALONG THE PORT AND STARBOARD SIDE, 18″ BELOW DECK LINE. RUB BARS ARE 8″ SCHEDULE 80 HALF PIPE. ALL STEEL IS A-36 CLASSIFICATION.

Framing

DECK IS LONGITUDINALLY FRAMED WITH 5″ X 3″ X 5/16″ ANGLE SET ON 22 Y2 CENTERS. SIDES ARE FRAMED LONGITUDINALLY WITH 4″ X 3″ X 5/16″ ANGLE SET ON 21″ CENTERS. BOTTOM IS FRAMED LONGITUDINALLY WITH 4″ X 3″ X 5/16″ ANGLE SET ON 22′/2″ CENTERS. BOW AND STERN RAKE EACH HAVE FIVE TRUSS FRAMES CROSS FRAMED WITH 4″ X 4″ X 5/16″ AND 3″ X 3″ X 1/4″ ANGLE. HEAD LOG AND STERN LOG ARE REINFORCED WITH 8″ X 11.5 POUND PER FOOT CHANNEL. EACH PIECE OF CHANNEL IS LOCATED AT THE END OF EACH FRAME AND TRUSS IN THE RAKES. TWO TRANSVERSE BUCK FRAMES, ONE LOCATED 10′ FROM THE HEAD LOG AND ONE 10′ FROM THE STERN LOG, ARE CONSTRUCTED OF 8″ X 11.5 POUND PER FOOT CHANNEL. THE THREE TRANSVERSE BULKHEADS, MID SHIP AND ONE 20′ FROM STERN AND ONE 20′ FROM BOW, ARE FRAMED WITH 4″ X 3″ X 1/4″ ANGLE SET ON 22′/2″ CENTERS. THE LONGITUDINAL CENTER LINE BULKHEAD IS FRAMED WITH 4″ X 3″ X 1/4″ ANGLE SET ON 26.5″ CENTERS. TWENTY TRANSVERSE BUCK FRAMES, FIVE LOCATED IN EACH MAIN BODY SECTION ARE CONSTRUCTED OF 8″ X 11.5 FOOT PER POUND CHANNEL CROSS FRAMED WITH 4″ X 4″ X 5/16″ AND 3″ X 3″ X 1/4″ ANGLES. BUCK FRAMES ARE SET ON 6′ 8″ CENTERS. ALL DECK CHINE AND BOTTOM CHINE ARE 3″ X 3″ X 3/8″ ANGLE.

Welding

DECK, SIDES, AND BOTTOM ARE WELDED CONTINUOUS INSIDE AND OUT. ALL BULKHEADS ARE WELDED 100% ON ONE SIDE AND 3″ ON 12″ ON OPPOSITE SIDE. ALL INTERNAL FRAMING IS WELDED 3-12, 3″ OF WELDING FOR EVERY 12″ OF LENGTH. ALL WELDING MEETS OR EXCEEDS INDUSTRY STANDARDS.

Hardware

DECK WILL HAVE FOUR DOUBLE BITTS, ONE LOCATED AT EACH CORNER OF THE DECK. BITTS ARE CONSTRUCTED OF SCHEDULE 80 PIPE. EACH CORNER BITT HAS W’ STEEL PLATE DOUBLERS WELDED TO THE DECK. FOUR 36″ KEVELS LOCATED 20′ OFF MIDSH1P LINE, TWO ON PORT AND TWO ON STARBOARD SIDES. SIX 18″, FLUSH MOUNT, WATER TIGHT, STEEL ACCESS HATCHES IN DECK OUTER EDGES PROVIDE ACCESS TO THE INTERIOR OF THE BARGE.

Coatings

EXTERIOR OF THE ENTIRE BARGE IS SAND BLASTED AND THEN SPRAYED WITH SHERWIN WILLIAMS BRAND DURA PLATE 235. THE INTERIOR OF THE BARGE IS SPRAYED WITH SHERWIN WILLIAMS VOID COAT, RUST PREVENTATIVE.

Miscellaneous

DRAFT MARKINGS AND NAME PLACED ON EACH BARGE. TEN 24 POUND WELD TYPE ANODE PADS, THREE ANODE PADS ON EACH SIDE AND TWO UNDER EACH RAKED END.


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