Ship stability for masters and mates
- 5th
- Oxford Elsevier 2002
- xiii, 447 p.: ill.
Table of Contents
Forces and moments Centroids and the centre of gravity Density and specific gravity Laws of flotation Effect of density on draft and displacement Transverse statical stability Effect of free surface of liquids on stability TPC and displacement curves Form coefficients Simpson's rules for areas and centroids Final KG Calculating KB, BM, and metacentric diagrams List Moments of statical stability Trim Stability and hydrostatic curves Increase in draft due to list Water pressure Combined list and trim Calculating the effect of free surface of liquids (FSE) Bilging and permeability Dynamical stability Effect of beam and freeboard on stability Angle of loll True mean draft The inclining experiment Effect of trim on tank soundings Drydocking and grounding Second moments of areas Liquid pressure and thrust. Centres of pressure Ship squat Heel due to turning Unresisted rolling in still water List due to bilging side compartments The deadweight scale Interaction Effect of change of density on draft and trim List with zero metacentric height The trim and stability book Bending of beams Bending of ships Strength curves for ships Bending and shear stresses Simplified stability information
A study of ship stability. It emphasizes the basic principles of ship stability, together with the provision of worked examples and exercise questions with answers. Syllabuses and examination papers are included too. This fifth edition features a new chapter on "Ship Squat and Interaction".
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