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It was certainly due to the weight of the flooded hull, but probably aggravated by very poor rivets and a likely design flaw regarding the expansion joints. The ship broke at the joint, which was heavily modified on the Britannic and reworked on the Olympic.
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∙ 7y agoThe builders of the Titanic, Harland and Wolff, tried to make her unsinkable, and they didn't realize the fatal flaw in her design: the expansion joint, located between the bow and the stern. As she was going down, the water increased the weight to 30,000 tons and the Titanic couldn't bear that much, so the stern broke away and the ship sank.
After the ship hit the iceberg the cold water rushed into the ship and hit the hot boilers in the engine room. This caused an explosion which helped sink the ship and she broke in half.
As the Titanic sank, it went up into a 45 degree angle. This angle, along with the thousands of pounds of passengers huddled up on the end of the stern put extra weight on the ship. And, of course, the ship was not designed to deal with the pressure. Where the ship broke, there were several dining halls, which are large rooms. Those large rooms were just big open spaces, creating a natural weakpoint in the ship's architecture. So, as it sank, there was this weakpoint, and at the angle it was at, it broke.
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∙ 13y agoThe Titanic split in half because of the great pressere in the water. As the ship sank great pressures pulled a part of the ship into the water. The whole thing could't go in all at once it had to break if you see the positioning it had to break.
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∙ 13y agoBecause of all the pressure on the bow of the titanic from all of the that is already inside the ship which made titanic break from having too much pressure
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∙ 12y agoThe reason why the Titanic split into 2 was because the back half rose so high that it split in 2, because it was too much for the middle.
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∙ 12y agoThe titanic split because, the end of the ship rose to high so the middle couldn't hold it up any longer so it split right in the middle.
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∙ 14y agoBecause it hit an iceberg
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How did the Titanic split in haf?
the titanic did not split in half it got a hole in it because it hit an iceberg
Did Titanic split?
No the Titanic did not spilt. On the star board side there were two big openings.
What time was it when the titanic split in half?
The hull of Titanic split (but not in half) just a few minutes before 2:20 AM on April 15, 1912.
Why is the titanic at the bottom of the ocean?
It hit an iceberg and split in 2 and it sunk.
What happened to the titanic when it sank?
After Titanic sank in 1912, there was some debate about whether she split or not. Even Second-Officer Lightoller denied that she split at the inquiry, but at least 53 survivors testified/asserted that the ship broke. How she sunk could not be proven, tho, until 1985 when her wreck was found.
Did the rms titanic ever split in half?
the titanic did split in half bob barred found out when he found the titanic
How did the Titanic split in haf?
the titanic did not split in half it got a hole in it because it hit an iceberg
Did the titanic split completley in two?
Yes
How many pieces did titanic split into?
2
Did Titanic split?
No the Titanic did not spilt. On the star board side there were two big openings.
Why do people believe that the titanic did not split into two?
Because people thought the titanic was unsinkable
What time was it when the titanic split in half?
The hull of Titanic split (but not in half) just a few minutes before 2:20 AM on April 15, 1912.
When did the rms titanic split into two?
2:15am
Why is the titanic at the bottom of the ocean?
It hit an iceberg and split in 2 and it sunk.
How did rivets help to sink the titanic?
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.
How do you put liner in a sentence?
The Titanic was a luxury liner.The liner to my pool has split and it is now leaking water.
What happened to the titanic and sank?
After Titanic sank in 1912, there was some debate about whether she split or not. Even Second-Officer Lightoller denied that she split at the inquiry, but at least 53 survivors testified/asserted that the ship broke. How she sunk could not be proven, tho, until 1985 when her wreck was found.
