Muckle's naval architecture
Muckle's Naval Architecture, Second Edition is concerned with problems related to resistance, propulsion, and vibration in naval architecture. Topics include ship calculations, stability and trim, ship motions, and structural strength. This book also gives a brief reference to ship design. This...
| Uniform Title: | Naval architecture |
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| Main Author: | Muckle, W. |
| Other Authors: | Taylor, D. A., M. Sc., ScienceDirect (Online service) |
| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
London ; Boston :
Butterworths,
1987.
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| Physical Description: |
1 online resource (461 pages) : illustrations. |
| Edition: | 2nd ed. / |
| Series: |
Marine engineering series.
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| Subjects: |
Table of Contents:
- Front Cover; Muckle's Naval Architecture; Copyright Page; Preface to second edition; Preface to first edition; Acknowledgements; Table of Contents; Chapter 1. The function of the ship; ship types; THE FUNCTION OF THE SHIP; THE LAYOUT OF THE SHIP; SHIP TYPES; SHIPS OF SPECIAL TYPE; CONCLUSION; Chapter 2. Definitions, principal dimensions, form coefficients; PRINCIPAL DIMENSIONS; OTHER FEATURES; Chapter 3. Classification societies and governmental authorities; THE ORIGIN OF CLASSIFICATION; LLOYD'S REGISTER OF SHIPPING; GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORITIES; INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANISATION (IMO).
- Chapter 7. Structural strengthSTATIC FORCES ON A SHIP IN STILL WATER; FORCES ON A SHIP AT SEA; RESPONSE OF THE STRUCTURE; THE DYNAMIC LONGITUDINAL STRENGTH PROBLEM; RESISTANCE OF SHIP STRUCTURES TO BUCKLING; MATERIALS USED IN SHIPS' STRUCTURES; STRUCTURAL FAILURE; References; Chapter 8. Resistance; TYPES OF RESISTANCE; PRESENTATION OF MODEL RESISTANCE DATA; FULL SCALE TESTS ON RESISTANCE; References; Chapter 9. Propulsion; DEFINITIONS; GENERATION OF LIFT ON AN AEROFOIL; THEORIES OF ACTION OF THE MARINE PROPELLER; LAW OF COMPARISON FOR PROPELLERS; OPEN WATER TESTS ON MODEL PROPELLERS.
- PROPELLER AND SHIPCAVITATION; SPECIAL TYPES OF PROPELLERS; SPEED AND POWER TRIALS; References; Chapter 10. Rudders and control surfaces; DIRECTIONAL CONTROL; TYPES OF RUDDER; MOTION CONTROL; VERTICAL LIFT CONTROL; Chapter 11. Powering; ESTIMATION OF POWER FROM MODEL EXPERIMENTS; Reference; Chapter 12. Vibration; VIBRATION OF UNDAMPED MASS-SPRING SYSTEM; SHIP VIBRATION; References; Chapter 13. Ship design; Design requirements; Influence of nature of cargo on ship type; Determination of principal dimensions; Calculation of steel and outfit masses; Check on preliminary dimensions; The ship form.
- Stability and trimDetermination of scantlings of the structure; General arrangement; Cost; Design optimisation; References; Index.