Hydrostatics and Stability of Marine Vehicles Theory and Practice /

• Main Author: Lee, Byung Suk (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Series: Springer Series on Naval Architecture, Marine Engineering, Shipbuilding and Shipping, 7
• Subjects: Ocean engineering.; Fluids.; Mechanics.; Mechanics, Applied.; Fluid mechanics.; Engineering design.; Offshore Engineering.; Fluid- and Aerodynamics.; Solid Mechanics.; Engineering Fluid Dynamics.; Engineering Design.

This book addresses the hydrostatics and stability of ships and other floating marine structures - a fundamental aspect of naval architecture and offshore engineering for naval architects and marine engineers. It starts from the most basic concepts, assuming that the reader has no prior knowledge of...

Table of Contents:

• Basic Ship Geometry
• Basic Hydrostatics
• Moments and Centroids
• Numerical Integration Methods
• Trim and Longitudinal Stability
• Statical Stability at Small Heels Angles
• Statical Stability at Large Heel Angles
• Dynamical Stability
• Intact Stability Criteria
• Damage Stability and Watertight Subdivision. .