Introduction to naval architecture [electronic resource] / E.C. Tupper.
The fundamental characteristics of a ships design, and how they affect its behaviour at sea are of crucial importance to many people involved in the design, construction, operation, and maintenance of all marine vessels. Naval architects and those working in ship design need to understand these prin...
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| Other title: | Naval architecture. |
| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Amsterdam ; Boston :
Elsevier, Butterworth Heinemann,
2004.
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| Edition: | 4th ed. |
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- Ship design
- Definition and regulation
- Ship form calculations
- Flotation and initial stability
- The external environment
- Stability at large angles
- Launching, docking and grounding
- Resistance
- Propulsion
- Ship dynamics
- Seakeeping
- Manoeuvring
- Main hull strength
- Structural elements
- The internal environment
- Ship types
- Appendix A. : Units, notation and sources
- Appendix B. : The displacement sheet and hydrostatics
- Appendix C. : Glossary of terms
- Appendix D. : The Froude notation
- Appendix E. : Questions.