answersLogoWhite

0

One of the theories wrt the titanic sinking was that poor quality rivets had caused the hull plates to split at the seams as opposed to being torn apart. This would have meant that the long gash had needed less force to split open.

User Avatar

Wiki User

7y ago

What else can I help you with?

Related Questions

What were the rivets on the Titanic made out of?

The rivets in the titanic were made of iron.


How many rivets were broken on the Titanic?

25000 rivets were rotten on titanic


What is the number of rivets used in construction of the Titanic?

The plates of Titanic were connected with about three million rivets.


How bad was the titanic ship hitting the iceberg?

Titanic's collision with the iceberg was obviously bad enough to sink her. The rivets were popped between the metal plates and enough water breached through to make her unstable and eventually to sink her.


What happaned when the titanic hit the iceberg?

When Titanic hit the iceberg, the rivets were popped between the metal plates and enough water breached through to make her unstable and eventually to sink her.


How designed the Titanic?

Titanic was designed by hulls and rivets.


Why did the titanic sink before its last hours?

Titanic sunk because a collision with an iceberg at cruising speed popped rivets between her hul plates and too much water breached to sail with.


Was the titanic welded or riveted?

One of the main questions that were raised was that people think that the Titanic used weak rivets which allowed the watertight compartments to flood which was one of the main reasons that caused the Titanic to sink.


Who was risponsable for the titanic to sink?

The rivets were badly stuck on so when they hit the iceberg the strain on the bow cracked and they sunk. You should blame Harland and Wolff, Belfast.


What ocean did the Titanic sail across and how did it sink?

Titanic was crossing the Atlantic Ocean on her maiden voyage and she sank because the iceberg she struck popped rivets off between her plates and too much breached into her hull.


How did the real titanic sink?

Titanic struck an iceberg in the middle of the night which buckled her plates, causing her rivets to pop. Water entered between the plates and caused her to tip and then to fill. She cracked and then her separate pieces sunk.


Why do people feel that the rivets used on Titanic were not acceptable?

The rivets that were used in the building of the Titanic was considered poor quality, and some were not installed properly.