Collision Theories

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Stories and Articles

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	Titanicology Samuel Halpern BRACE FOR COLLISION! WHAT IF TITANIC STRUCK THE ICEBERG HEAD-ON? Samuel Halpern explores what might have happened if the Titanic had struck the iceberg head-on instead of a glancing blow along its starboard side. Head-On ImpactCollision Theories
	Titanica! Richard Elliott COULD TITANIC HAVE SURVIVED A HEAD-ON IMPACT? A technical examination of how much damage a head-on impact would have caused, and the possibility that the Titanic may have remained afloat under this scenario. Collision AvoidanceCollision TheoriesHead-On ImpactIceberg Collision
	Titanicology Samuel Halpern THE ENERGY OF COLLISION It is possible to estimate the energy of the collision between the iceberg and the Titanic by modelling a ship collision with an immovable, smooth object. Collision TheoriesIceberg CollisionIceberg ImpactImpact VelocityKinetic EnergyRotational EffectShip VelocitySway Velocity
	Bruce A. Trinque THE FINAL SECONDS BEFORE COLLISION Bruce A. Trinque examines the events leading up to the Titanic's collision with the iceberg, challenging the traditional 37-second interval between the lookout's warning and the impact. British InquiryCharles PellegrinoCollision TheoriesCollision TimelineEyewitness AccountsHelm ResponseIce WarningsIceberg WarningLookoutsTurn to Port
	Titanica! Jim Currie HARD A STARBOARD Another look at that hard right turn... Collision AvoidanceCollision TheoriesEngine OrdersHard a Starboard OrderIceberg AvoidanceIceberg CollisionPort AroundRudderRudder Positon
	Titanica! Nathan Robison HARD A-STARBOARD Reconsidering Titanic's Encounter with the Iceberg Collision TheoriesIce WarningsMesaba
	Marine Technology William H. Garzke Jr. PREFACE TO RECENT STUDIES INVOLVING THE RMS TITANIC The Marine Forensics Panel’s research on Titanic’s structural failure, revealing brittle steel and flawed rivets as factors in the disaster. Brittle SteelCollision TheoriesForensicsIceberg ImpactMarine Forensics PanelRivet FailureStructural AnalysisStructural failure
	Titanica! Eugene Nesmeyanov TITANIC: FREEBOARD CONTACT WITH THE BERG Shedding new light on how the collision with the iceberg occurred Collision TheoriesIcebergIceberg Collision