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Practical Ship Design

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ISBN-10: 0080429998

ISBN-13: 9780080429991

Edition: 2nd 1998

Authors: D. G. M. Watson

List price: $160.00
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The ever-growing demand for commercial activities at sea has meant that ships are rapidly developing and that the rules governing their construction and operation are changing. Practical Ship Design records these changes, their outcomes and the reasoning behind them. It deals with every aspect of ship design and handles a wide range of both merchant ships and naval ships with authority. It provides coverage of cargo ships and passenger ships, tugs, dredgers and other service craft. It also includes concept design, detail design, structural design, hydrodynamics design, the effect of regulations, the preparation of specifications and matters of costs and economics. Drawing on the…    
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Book details

List price: $160.00
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 1998
Publisher: Elsevier Science & Technology
Publication date: 12/14/1998
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 558
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.45" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 2.684
Language: English

Chapter headings and selected papers: Foreword
Preface
Introduction, Methods and Data
Design calculation methods
Ship design data
Setting Design Requirements
Merchant ship requirements and transportation studies
Staff requirements for warship and naval auxiliary vessels
The Design Equations
The weight equations
The volume equations
Weight-Based Designs
Outfit weight calculations
Lightship centres of gravity
Volume, Area and Dimension-Based Designs
Estimating the required volume
Crew numbers
Powering
An introduction to powering
Resistance and ship model correlation
Powering
Propulsive efficiency
Design Of Lines
The bow and stern
Seakeeping and manoeuvrability
Machinery Selection
Introduction and criteria for choosing the main engine
Structural Design
Factors influencing structural design
Special strength considerations for particular ship types
Freeboard and Subdivision
Deterministic rules for passenger ships
Probabilistic rules for cargo ships
Stability and Trim - General
Damaged stability standards for reduced freeboard
Constant displacement and added weight
Other Statutory Rules
MARPOL - marine pollution rules
Tonnage rules
Special Factors Influencing Warship Design
Warship roles
Combat systems
The General Arrangement
Factors influencing the general arrangement
Arranging accommodation
General Arrangement of Some Ship Types
A specialist ship - R.D.N
fishery inspection ship "Thetis"
Guidance on designs from significant ships
Specification and Tender Package
Specification principles
Things to avoid when writing, or accepting a specification
Cost Estimating
Cost and price
Structural costs
Operational Economics
Economic criteria
Operating costs
Conversions
Modifications to increase deadweight or capacity
Bibliography
Subject index