SHORING HATCHES OR DOORS

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FIGURE 7-8. Strengthening Shores.

TM-55-1905-223-SDC Shipboard Damage Control Manual for Landing Craft Utility (LCU) NSN 1905-01-154-1191

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TM 55-1905-223-SDC

7-12. SHORING HATCHES OR DOORS. The general principles of shoring bulkheads described above

apply to shoring a hatch or a door. The entire hatch or door should be shored and the pressure should be

spread over both the hatch cover or door and the supporting structure, as shown in FIGURE 7-9. Hatches

and doors are the weakest part of the bulkhead or deck in which they are installed.

Shoring a Hatch.

7-13. STRONGBACKS. All or part of an ordinary shore can be used to make a strongback. Shoring

scraps should be kept for use as strongbacks and short shores. Heavy planks, steel bars, angle irons, and

pipe can also be used as strongbacks.

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