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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Failure Analysis and Casting a Gooseneck for Mashnee

Abstract

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The gooseneck of MIT Sailing’s classic Herreshoff sailboat Mashnee recently failed. A failure analysis was conducted, and the failure mode identified. Steps were taken to mitigate this failure in a redesign of the gooseneck geometry, and the subsequent patternmaking, sandcasting, and finish machine was completed.

Degree

thesis:*
Name thesis:degree_name
Bachelor
Department dc:contributor.department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering
Grantor dc:publisher
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Year dc:date.issued
2022

Author and committee

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Author dc:creator
  • Brandyberry, Everett
Advisor dc:contributor.advisor
  • Braunstein, Daniel

Rights

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Statement dc:rights
  • In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
  • Copyright MIT

Identifiers

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Handle dc:identifier.uri
https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/144636
OAI identifier oai:identifier
oai:dspace.mit.edu:1721.1/144636

Chain of custody

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Last updated
2026-07-22
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citation

Brandyberry, Everett. Failure Analysis and Casting a Gooseneck for Mashnee. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2022. https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/144636