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Introduction to naval architecture /

The leading single volume introduction to naval architecture by one of the subject's best-known authors Provides a perfect introduction to the topic for newcomers to the field and a compact overview for related marine professionals needing a working knowledge of the area Updated to cover key de...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Tupper, E. C.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Kidlington, Oxford ; Waltham, MA : Butterworth-Heinemann, �2013.
Edición:5th ed.
Colección:Engineering professional collection
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Machine generated contents note: General
  • Naval Architecture and the Naval Architect
  • Safety
  • The Impact of Technology and Computers
  • Summary
  • Introduction
  • Definition
  • Displacement and Tonnage
  • Freeboard and Load Lines
  • International and National Regulatory Bodies
  • Standards
  • Summary
  • Introduction
  • Approximate Integration
  • Spreadsheets
  • Summary
  • Introduction
  • Equilibrium
  • The Metacentre
  • Trim
  • Hydrostatic Curves
  • Problems in Trim
  • Transverse Weight Movements
  • Summary
  • Introduction
  • The Approach
  • Stability at Small Angles
  • Special Cases in Stability
  • The Inclining Experiment
  • Stability at Large Angles
  • Statical Stability (GZ) Curves
  • Cross Curves of Stability
  • Weight Movements
  • Dynamical Stability
  • External Influences
  • Stability Standards for the Intact Ship
  • IMO Criteria
  • Warship Intact Stability
  • Comment on Stability Standards
  • Stability of Small Craft
  • Flooding and Damaged Stability
  • Stability in the Damaged State
  • The Probabilistic Approach
  • Stability Standards for the Damaged Ship
  • Damage Stability Standards for Warships
  • Continuing Work
  • Summary
  • Introduction
  • Launching
  • Docking
  • Grounding
  • Summary
  • Introduction
  • Fluid Flow
  • Numerical Methods and Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Types of Resistance
  • Calculation of Resistance
  • Methodical Series
  • Roughness
  • Resistance in Shallow Water
  • Form Parameters and Resistance
  • Model Experiments
  • Full-Scale Trials
  • Effective Power
  • Summary
  • Introduction
  • General Principles
  • Propulsors
  • The Screw Propeller
  • Propeller Thrust and Torque
  • Presentation of Propeller Data
  • Hull Efficiency Elements
  • The ITTC Performance Prediction Method
  • Cavitation
  • Other Propulsor Types
  • Ship Trials
  • Main Machinery Power
  • Summary
  • Introduction
  • The Ocean Environment
  • The Atmosphere
  • The Ocean
  • Ice and Cold Weather
  • Other Extreme Environments
  • Marine Pollution
  • Human Factors
  • The Internal Environment
  • Summary
  • Introduction
  • Ship Responses
  • Ship Motions
  • Presentation of Motion Data
  • Limiting Factors
  • Overall Seakeeping Performance
  • Acquiring Seakeeping Data
  • Hazards Due to Wave Resonance Effects
  • Deriving the Motions
  • Effect of Ship Form
  • Stabilisation
  • Summary
  • Introduction
  • Ship Vibrations
  • Calculations
  • Vibration Levels
  • Noise
  • Shock
  • Summary
  • Introduction
  • Directional Stability and Control
  • Manoeuvring
  • Manoeuvring Devices
  • Rudder Area, Forces and Torques
  • Ship Handling
  • Dynamic Stability and Control of Submarines
  • Underwater Vehicles, General
  • Predictions of Manoeuvrabilty
  • Modifying a Ship's Manoeuvring Performance
  • Summary
  • Introduction
  • Nature of a Ship's Structure
  • Modes of Failure
  • Forces on a Ship
  • Longitudinal Strength in Waves
  • Section Inertia and Modulus
  • Superstructures
  • Standard Calculation Results
  • Strength of Individual Structural Elements
  • Transverse Strength
  • Some Other Structural Considerations
  • Horizontal Flexure and Torsion
  • Load-Shortening Curves
  • Finite Element Analysis
  • Corrosion
  • Overall Structural Safety
  • Summary
  • Introduction
  • The Requirements
  • The Design Phases
  • A Methodical Design Approach
  • Design Configuration
  • CAD Systems
  • Costs
  • Some General Design Problems
  • Safety
  • Summary
  • Introduction
  • Merchant Ships
  • Specialist Vessels
  • High-Speed Craft
  • Warships
  • Summary.