Standard Database Maintenance Phase II
Standard Database Maintenance Phase II
Standard Database Maintenance Phase II
NSRP 0488
STANDARDS DATABASE
MAINTENANCE PHASE I1
Submitted to:
September 9, 1997
Principal Investigators:
Albert W. Horsmon, Jr.
Scott B. Clapham
'Marine Systems Division
Transportation Research Institute
The University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-2150
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116. Abstract
The objective of the standards database projects has been to develop and maintain a
compendium of standards (from international, national, government and regulatory
bodies) that have relevance to the U.S. shipbuilding and repair industry. The first
project in the current series was reported as NSRP 0361. It had standards titles,
numbers, and issuing organizations cross-referenced by Ship Work Breakdown
Structure (SWBS) numbers. The second was NSRP 0456 and was intended as a
follow-on to NSRP 0361, but the timing was such that 0456 was essentially a new
database index.
This report is another new database index of shipbuilding-related standards. It is an
expanded and updated version of 0456 with over 37,000 (up from 17,000) standa.rds
listed. This database should provide shipyards and related marine industries with a
ready reference to standards that are of use to shipbuilding, and avoid the develolpment
of new standards where acceptable standards exist.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The objective of the standards database projects has been to develop and maintain a
compendium of standards (from international, national, military, and regulatory bodies) that have
relevance to the U.S. shipbuilding, repair and related industries. The first compendiium in the
current series was reported as NSRP 0361 and accomplished to replace an older database (NSRP
0088) that was available only in printed form. It has standards titles, numbers, and issuing
organizations cross-referenced by Ship Work Breakdown Structure (SWBS) numbers and contains
about 10,400 titles. It is still available on a single 3.5 inch floppy disk but has been superseded by
the current report. The second compendium was NSRP 0456 and was intended as a follow-on to
NSRP 0361, but the timing was such that 0456 was essentially a new database index with 17,000
standards. It is still available on two (2) 3.5 inch floppy disk but has also been supersedled by the
current report
This Phase I1 (contractually Phase I1 of the same contract that produced report NSRP 0456)
is a new database index of shipbuilding related standards. It is an expanded and update:d version
of 0456 with over 37,000 standards indexed and cross-referenced by SWBS numbe:rs. This
database should provide shipyards and related marine industries with a ready reference to standards
that are of use to shipbuilding, and avoid the development of new standards where ,acceptable
standards exist
The database is accessible directly from the World Wide Web at:
and can be downloaded and installed on a ersonal computer of reasonable capacity (486166
minimum) that runs Microsoft Windows 95 or Windows NT@. It is basically a Microsoft
ACCESS@database packaged with a stand alone search engine. It can also be loaded into the
Microsoft ACCESS@software and searched through that program.
Consensus standards, such as those developed by the American Society of Testing and
Materials (ASTM),
Government regulations and requirements, such as U.S. Coast Guard regulations,
Military Specifications (MilSpecs), and
Related rules requirements.
Traditional methods of locating standards center around referencing many documents and
books of standards issued by diverse individual organizations. Copies of the standards on
microfiche may have reduced the volume of the references but not the difficulty in searching for
information. Computerized versions of the standards made searches faster, but frequently gave
users more information than they needed for initial investigations. This can be not only time
consuming, but may result in either not finding a standard or developing a new standard where a
suitable one may already exist.
The first shipbuilding standards compendium for the NSRP was completed as N S W 0088 in
September of 1979 under an NSRP Project titled "A Compendium of Shipbuilding Standards." It
was produced as a hard copy database with 2,580 entries, predominately from domestic agencies.
It was issued in hard copy format sorted by four methods, but without provision for maintenance.
In a short period of time it was outdated.
As a result, the Marine Industry Standards Panel (SP-6) of the Ship Production Cornrnittee of
SNAME identified the need for a computerized compendium of standards pertinent to shipbuilding
and ship repair. The first project in the current series was reported as NSRP 0361 in 1992. It has
standards titles, numbers, and issuing organizations cross-referenced by Ship Work Breakdown
Structure (SWBS') numbers. It contains about 10,400 titles from 50 organizations, both domestic
and international. The database was supplied compressed on a single floppy disk as a Borland
' SWBS - Ship Work Breakdown Structure. A systems-oriented coding structure used by the U.S.Navy to classify
components from design through the life of the ship. A listing is provided in the Appendix.
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Once there click on NSRP Report 0488 - it will download the zipped file to your desktop.
These instructions or updates to them are also located there.
To access the Standards Database through an FTP server go to the FTP site:
Log in as "anonymous," use your email address as the password. Once into the site, open
the folders "doccen" and in doccen open "reports." In the reports folder download the one
titled DBinstal.zip to your desktop.
On your desktop, double click the DBinstal.zip folder and your host unzip program will unzip the
files into the specified folder. In the unzipped group of files, find and double click the "setup.exe"
file and it will create a StandardsDB folder on your C drive. After the files are installed, Double
Click the Standards.exe file in the StandardsDB folder and you should be ready to search.
More complete instructions, including special search instructions, are in Appendix A.
Appendix B is a listing of SWBS numbers and titles. Appendix C is a listing of the organizations
whose standards are listed in the database and the acronyms used to identify them. Appendix D
has sample printouts from the database
CONCLUSIONS
The Phase II standards database is an easy to use comprehensive index of marine related
standards that should give the user a good first cut at finding which standards are applicable to a
specific subject.
Appendix A
Once there click on NSRP Report 0488 - it will download the zipped file to your desktop. These
instructions or updates to them are also located there.
To access the Standards Database through an FTP server go to the FTP site:
Log in as "anonymous," use your email address as the password. Once into the site, opein the
folders "doccen" and in doccen open "reports." In the reports folder download the one titled
DBinstal.zip to your desktop.
To obtain some other form of the database, contact UMTRI directly or by email at
[email protected].
INSTALLATION
Run the installation program, "Setup.exe." The program must be installed in the directory
C:\StandardsDB." The setup program will install a number of files on the computer. Dynamic
Link Libraries (DLLs) will be placed in your Windows directory. The executable file,
"StandardsDB.Exe," will be placed in C:\Standards, and the database of standards, DB2.Mdb, will
be placed in C:\StandardsDB
USAGE
Without the Search Utility
The standards database, DB2.Mdb, is a Microsoft ACCESS 7.0' database. It can be opened and
modified like any other ACCESS database. It may also be opened in any other compatible
database program.
With the Search Utility
The Search Utility that has been included with the database allows users to search by any
combination of criteria, and view and print the results in three different formats.
There are four different titled criteria that can be used for searching: SWBS number, entering a
keyword in the "Title" box, "Originating Organization," and "Standard Number." To seiuch by a
criterion, the corresponding box on the left must be checked and a search criterion entered. The
search criterion may be an exact entry, such as for the SWBS field "120," or it may include
wildcard characters such as *, ?, and #. The most powerful wildcard operator is the *. To search
for all standards with the word "pipe" anywhere in their title the following (without quote marks)
would be entered into the box to the right of the keyword, "*pipe*." Examples of the other more
restrictive operators are given below.
Appendix A- 1
The abbreviation for the organization search criterion may be entered manually or selected from the
drop down list. Once a search has been completed the number of matches is displayed on the right
side of the screen. The user may then view the results ordered by Standard Number, Organization,
or SWBS by clicking on the appropriate radio button and clicking the "View Results" button. The
results will be displayed in a new window. This window can be printed by clicking on the printer
icon. The results can be paged through by clicking on the arrows. The view can be zoonned in and
out by clicking on the magnifying glass icon. When the user has finished viewing the results the
"Close" button should be pressed and the Search Utility will be displayed.
The Search Utility also allows the user to search the results of a previous query. This allows more
than one keyword to be used. To search the results of the last query for additional criteria, select
the "Search Previous" option, enter the new criterion, and click the "Search Database" button.
Appendix A-2
Appendix B
SWBS Numbers
Group 7 Armament
Armament, General
General Arrangement-Weaponry Systems
Armament Installations
Weapons Handling and Stowage, General
Appendix B - 11
Appendix B - 14
Appendix C
Organizations and Acronyms
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APPENDIX C-6
Appendix D
Organization
ASTM
Title
Casting, Steel, High Temperature
ASTM
ASTM
ASTM
ASTM
Steel Bar
ASTM
ASTM
Forging, Steel
ASTM
Standard Specification for High- Strength LowAlloy Steel H-Piles and Sheet Piling for Use in
Marine Environments
A690IA690M
REV
ASTM
Wire, Copper
BOO3
ASTM
Wire, Copper
BOO8
ASTM
Wire, Copper
B033
ASTM
Pipe, Metal
B042
ASTM
Pipe, Metal
B043
ASTM
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Paint Testing
ASTM
ASTM
Wire, Copper
ASTM
ASTM
ASTM
Tailshaft
ASTM
ASTM
ASTM
Color, Evaluation
ASTM
Insulation, Electrical
Appendix D-1
SWBS
074
Date
Modified In
1996
Status
Stand. Num.
D-1118
Organization Title
Asbestos Fiber, Magnetic Rating, Test For
ASTM
ASTM
Fuel Oil
ASTM
Plastic
ASTM
ASTM
ASTM
Plastic
ASTM
ASTM
Plastic
ASTM
ASTM
ASTM
ASTM
Plastic
ASTM
ASTM
ASTM
ASTM
ASTM
ASTM
Metal Testing
ASTM
ASTM
ASTM
ASTM
ASTM
ASTM
Appendix D-2
SWBS
078
Date
Modified In
1996
Status
Stand. Num.
F0987
Organization
ASTM
Title
Portable Flush Deck Stanchion, Spec. for
ASTM
ASTM
ASTM
ASTM
ASTM
ASTM
ASTM
ASTM
ASTM
ASTM
ASTM
Metric Practice
ASTM
ASTM
ASTM
ASTM
ASTM
Appendix D-3
Date
Modified In
15196
Status
Title
Organization
SWBS
Date
BS 1113
BSI
220
1989-00-00
BSI
220
BSI
220
BSI
220
BS 1113: ENQ
CASE 1
BSI
220
BS 1113: ENQ
CASE 10
220
BS 11 13: ENQ
CASE 2
BSI
220
BS 1113: ENQ
CASE 3
BSI
220
BSI
220
BS 1113: ENQ
CASE 5
BSI
220
Appendix D-4
Modified
In
1997
Status
Stand. Num.
Title
Organization
SWBS
Date
BS 1113: ENQ
CASE 6
BSI
220
1990-00-00
BS 1113: ENQ
CASE 7
BSI
1992 Design and Manufacture of Water-Tube Steam
Generating Plant (Including Superheaters, Reheaters
and Steel Tube Economizers) Enquiry Case 7: Use of
Butt Welds in Tubes for Manufacture of Coils for Coil
Type Boilers1 Superheaters (Q)
220
BS 1113: ENQ
CASE 8
BSI
220
BSI
220
BSI
220
BSI
220
BSI
220
BSI
220
DOD
220
DOD
220
ANSI
220
DOD
220
DOD
220
BS 1846:
PART 2
DI-MISC80853
MIL-T17188D
CANC
NOTICE 1
Appendix D-5
Modified
In
1997
Status