Ship hydrostatics and stability /

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The hydrostatic approach to ship stability aims to balance idealized ship weight against buoyancy forces. This textbook is a complete guide to understanding ship hydrostatics in ship design and ship performance. Adrian Biran guides readers from first principles through basic and applied hydrostatic...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Biran, Adrian
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Oxford : Butterworth-Heinemann, 2003.
Subjects:
Ships > Hydrodynamics.
Stability of ships.
Navires > Hydrodynamique.
TRANSPORTATION > Ships & Shipbuilding > Pictorial.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Marine & Naval.
Ships > Hydrodynamics
Stability of ships
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Definitions, principal dimensions
  • Basic ship hydrostatics
  • Numerical integration in naval architecture
  • Hydrostatic curves
  • Statical stability at large angles of heel
  • Simple models of stability
  • Weight and trim calculations
  • Intact stability regulations 1
  • Parametric resonance
  • Intact stability regulations 2
  • Flooding and damage condition
  • Linear ship response in waves
  • Computer methods.

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