The structural integrity field is the technology aboard a starship that helps maintain the integrity and shape of hulls and bulkheads against the extreme stresses caused by warp fields, weapons, and other motion. Montgomery Scott found himself impressed by the structural integrity of Klingon vessels, having taken two B'rel-class Klingon bird-of-preys on gravitational slingshots through time, and was uncertain that a comparable sized Federation craft would be able to hold together, especially burdened with water and two whales. (Star Trek novel: Engines of Destiny)
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| - The structural integrity field is the technology aboard a starship that helps maintain the integrity and shape of hulls and bulkheads against the extreme stresses caused by warp fields, weapons, and other motion. Montgomery Scott found himself impressed by the structural integrity of Klingon vessels, having taken two B'rel-class Klingon bird-of-preys on gravitational slingshots through time, and was uncertain that a comparable sized Federation craft would be able to hold together, especially burdened with water and two whales. (Star Trek novel: Engines of Destiny)
- The field strength was usually measured in percentages. A structural integrity reading of 100% meant that the field was accepting a maximum load of the stresses presented to the structure, and that all physical architecture was safe from that stress. As the percentage approached zero, this meant that more and more of the stress of weapons, gravity, and other phenomena was being experienced by the hull itself rather than the force field. As the hull became damaged or breached, the SIF became less effective as the hull it was designed to hold together started to disintegrate.
- The structural integrity field (abbreviated SIF) was a force field system on a starship that strengthened the hull and structure to better withstand the stresses of warp travel. A Galaxy-class starship's hull would actually sag in a planetary gravity well without the SIF. (TNG reference: Star Trek: The Next Generation Technical Manual) In an alternate version of 2374, USS Voyager was forced to go to warp with the SIF inoperative due to battle damage, in order to escape the Krenim temporal weapon ship. The exterior hull began to disintegrate under the stress. (VOY: "Year of Hell")
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| - The field strength was usually measured in percentages. A structural integrity reading of 100% meant that the field was accepting a maximum load of the stresses presented to the structure, and that all physical architecture was safe from that stress. As the percentage approached zero, this meant that more and more of the stress of weapons, gravity, and other phenomena was being experienced by the hull itself rather than the force field. As the hull became damaged or breached, the SIF became less effective as the hull it was designed to hold together started to disintegrate. When the USS Enterprise-D was trying to break free from the influence of the two-dimensional lifeforms, the structural integrity field stress was exceeding 82 million kilodynes and the attempt had to be aborted. (TNG: "The Loss" ) The aft structural integrity field of the Kobliad transport ship Reyab failed in 2369. Major Kira Nerys was able to get it back online temporarily. (DS9: "The Passenger") After the USS Defiant was disabled by two Jem'Hadar attack ships in 2372, Worf ordered Stevens to recalibrate the SIF to minimize the strain caused by a torpedo embedded in the hull fired from the Dominion ships. (DS9: "Starship Down") Later that year, the SIF of Deep Space 9's Upper Pylon Three failed and tore open some of the bulkheads. Several people used the opportunity to steal equipment from the exposed cargo bays. (DS9: "Looking for par'Mach in All the Wrong Places") In order to stop the USS Defiant from being torn to pieces by exceeding warp nine in 2374, Chief Miles O'Brien took power from the phaser reserves to strengthen the starship's structural integrity field. (DS9: "The Sound of Her Voice") In an alternate timeline in 2374, the USS Voyager was forced to engage warp drive while the structural integrity field was still down, in order to escape the Krenim weapon ship. As a result, many of the outer hull plates were torn from the ship. (VOY: "Year of Hell") The warp coils of an Intrepid-class starship would rupture within a short time if the structural integrity field around them collapsed. (VOY: "One") When the Varro generational ship broke apart due to silicon-based parasites in 2375, Voyager extended its structural integrity field around the ship to buy enough time for the Varro to evacuate the affected areas. (VOY: "The Disease") This article or section is incomplete This page is marked as lacking essential detail, and needs attention. Information regarding expansion requirements may be found on the article's talk page. Feel free to [ edit] this page to assist with this expansion.
- The structural integrity field is the technology aboard a starship that helps maintain the integrity and shape of hulls and bulkheads against the extreme stresses caused by warp fields, weapons, and other motion. Montgomery Scott found himself impressed by the structural integrity of Klingon vessels, having taken two B'rel-class Klingon bird-of-preys on gravitational slingshots through time, and was uncertain that a comparable sized Federation craft would be able to hold together, especially burdened with water and two whales. (Star Trek novel: Engines of Destiny)
- The structural integrity field (abbreviated SIF) was a force field system on a starship that strengthened the hull and structure to better withstand the stresses of warp travel. A Galaxy-class starship's hull would actually sag in a planetary gravity well without the SIF. (TNG reference: Star Trek: The Next Generation Technical Manual) In an alternate version of 2374, USS Voyager was forced to go to warp with the SIF inoperative due to battle damage, in order to escape the Krenim temporal weapon ship. The exterior hull began to disintegrate under the stress. (VOY: "Year of Hell") In 2409, USS Bajor became trapped in the Nightmare Anomaly, and the stress began to wear down the SIF and cause damage to the hull before the ship was able to escape. (Bait and Switch: "An Anomalous Nightmare") In 2410, USS Bajor entered the gravity well of the black hole NGC-21997 to rescue the crew of RBS Verda, using her SIF to withstand the gravitational stress. Verda was subsequently destroyed by the black hole when her SIF failed. (Bait and Switch: "A Changed World")
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