Due to access difficulties in using a pneumatic riveting machine to construct the curved sections of the hull, these steel plates needed to be joined together using wrought iron rivets rather than the stronger steel rivets that were used elsewhere iron rivets were easier to hammer into place. As shipbuilding moved to using steel instead of iron plates in the construction of hulls, this practice was widespread. However, forensic tests undertaken in by Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore revealed that, in the case of the Titanic, these iron rivets would fail with just a 5mm movement between the steel plates they were meant to secure.
Enjoyed reading these facts about the sinking of the Titanic? A number of survivors claimed to have heard noises as the ship was breaking apart and possibly imploding in the stern section shortly after she went underwater, but I don't recall ever reading of anyone who claimed specifically to have heard her impact with the bottom - indeed, as others have stated, I doubt this would even be possible.
Besides, given that the bottom of the ocean was not rock hard see how far Titanic's bow section in particular sank into the silt on impact , the impact with the bottom may actually have been relatively quiet. Cheers, Adam. Jay Roches Member. These were only used in port. There is also the phenomenon of the thermal layer thermoclines , where warmer and cooler waters create a 'surface' that partly reflects sound. This results in a phenomenon where a ship with sonar can't detect an underwater noise say, 2 miles away, but can detect one 15 miles away.
In any case, while a ship striking the bottom of the ocean does make a sound, and Titanic's hitting the bottom would have been picked up by the U. Navy today or 30 years ago , that sound doesn't transfer well to air, and humans can't detect it above or below water or feel it as vibration. PRR Member. In , the U. These had to be amplified in order to triangulate the approximate location of the wreckage. Again, in the 's U. Rent "Azorian" for an amazing telling of that story, well illustrated, too!
Insofar as was concerned, there would be no device, and certainly not human ears, which would detect impacts and implosion at a depth of 4KM. If a conscious ear was under water in total silence, I don't doubt collapses and rending of steel would be heard as tiny crunches.
Nobody in his right mind would have stuck his head into that sea for that purpose, plus, as is pointed out above, the noise on the surface would cover all undersea vibrations. One thing I did find very interesting reading some of the testimony was that they did hear explosions after she went completely under. This was from the compression of the boilers and the temperature difference caused them to blow quite aggressively sounding like little explosions under water.
Kyle Naber Member. Click to see full answer. Regarding this, how hard did the Titanic hit the ocean floor? Also, where is the Titanic ship right now? Today, the luxury steamship lies at a depth of about 12, feet in the North Atlantic Ocean, decaying and deteriorating over the past century making it almost unrecognizable.
The Titanic has fascinated people for years; it is undoubtedly the world's most loved shipwreck and easily the most famous. It broke away from the starboard side of the hull as the Titanic sank after striking an iceberg on 15 April Mainly because by hook or crook In any case, while a ship striking the bottom of the ocean does make a sound, and Titanic's hitting the bottom would have been picked up by the U. Navy today or 30 years ago , that sound doesn't transfer well to air, and humans can't detect it above or below water or feel it as vibration.
Who owns the Titanic wreck? The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has said that the remaining structure may collapse within the next 50 years. Is the iceberg from the Titanic still there? There is still debate as to whether the split occurred whilst the ship was still at the surface of the water, breaking in two as she angled up out of the water as reported by some eye-witnesses or whether the split actually happened whilst the ship was descending underwater some scientists believe this is the only explanation for the relatively compact debris field.
Whilst the bow section of the wreckage lies on the bottom looking relatively intact and recognisable, the stern section is in much worse condition, being broken, twisted and disfigured.
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