
Ship Stability: Notes and Examples
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Key Features
- Updated volume of the popular Kemp and Young series for the new Millennium
- 66 fully worked examples, with a further 50 giving final answers
Readership
Table of Contents
- Modern ship types and characteristics
Stability concept
First principles
Simpson's rules - Quadrature
Bending of beams and ships
Small angle stability
Longitudinal stability-trim
Drydocking procedures
Water and oil pressure
Free surface effects
Large angle stability
Stability data supplied to ships
Useful formulae
How to pass exams
Revision one-liners
Examples for exercise
Product details
- No. of pages: 160
- Language: English
- Copyright: © Butterworth-Heinemann 2000
- Published: December 12, 2000
- Imprint: Butterworth-Heinemann
- eBook ISBN: 9780080517117
- Paperback ISBN: 9780750648509
About the Author
Bryan Barrass
In 1993 he retired from full-time work. He became a visiting Lecturer and has written seven books involving Ship Stability, Ship Design & Ship Performance and Ship Squat & Interaction. His interest in Ship Squat began in April 1972, starting on research for his Ph.D. degree.
He has worked with many national & international Port Authorities. They include the PLA, Milford Haven PA, Liverpool PA, Humberside PA, Tyne PA, Truro PA, Newhaven PA, Bordeaux PA, Klaipeda PA, Nantes PA and Hamburg PA.
Dr Barrass has supplied Ship Squat and Interaction information to 22 countries worldwide. He has lectured at a great number of UK Universities and has advised many Ship-owners on the above listed Specialist topics.
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