Contemporary ideas on ship stability. (2000)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by D. Vassalos [and three others].
• Other Names: Vassalos, D (Dracos)
• Contents: Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- Part 1: Stability of the Intact Ship -- Chapter 1. Experimental investigation of ship dynamics in extreme waves -- Chapter 2. A mathematical model of ship motions leading to capsize in astern waves -- Chapter 3. A note on the conceptual understanding of the stability theory of ships -- Chapter 4. The role and the methods of simulation of ship behaviour at sea including ship capsizing -- Chapter 5. Geometrical aspects of the broaching-to instability -- Chapter 6. Application of nonlinear dynamical system approach to ship capsize due to broaching in following and quartering seas -- Chapter 7. Broaching and capsize model tests for validation of numerical ship motion predictions -- Chapter 8. Sensitivity of capsize to a symmetry breaking bias -- Chapter 9. Some recent advances in the analysis of ship roll motion -- Chapter 10. Ship capsize assessment and nonlinear dynamics -- Chapter 11. The mathematical modelling of large amplitude rolling in beam waves -- Chapter 12. Characteristics of roll motion for small fishing boats -- Chapter 13. Piecewise linear approach to nonlinear ship dynamics -- Part 2: Damaged Ship Stability -- Chapter 14. The water on deck problem of damaged RO-RO ferries -- Chapter 15. Water-on-deck accumulation studies by the SNAME ad hoc RO-RO safety panel -- Chapter 16. An experimental study on flooding into the car deck of a RO-RO ferry through damaged bow door -- Chapter 17. Damage stability tests with models of RO-RO ferries -- a cost effective method for upgrading and designing RO-RO ferries -- Chapter 18. About safety assessment of damaged ships -- Chapter 19. Survivability of damaged RO-RO passenger vessels -- Chapter 20. Dynamics of a ship with partially flooded compartment -- Chapter 21. RO-RO passenger vessels survivability -- a study of three different hull forms considering different RO-RO-deck subdivisions -- Chapter 22. Simulation of large amplitude ship motions and of capsizing in high seas -- Chapter 23. On the critical significant wave height for capsizing of a damaged RO-RO passenger ship -- Chapter 24. Exploration of the applicability of the static equivalence method using experimental data -- Chapter 25. Modelling the accumulation of water on the vehicle deck of a damaged RO-RO vessel and proposal of survival criteria -- Part 3: Special Problems of Ship Stability -- Chapter 26. Damage stability with water on deck of a RO-RO passenger ship in waves -- Chapter 27. A study on capsizing phenomena of a ship in waves -- Chapter 28. Physical and numerical simulation on capsizing of a fishing vessel in head sea condition -- Chapter 29. The influence of liquid cargo dynamics on ship stability -- Chapter 30. Exploring the possibility of stability assessment without reference to hydrostatic data -- Chapter 31. Stability of high speed craft -- Chapter 32. Nonlinear roll motion and bifurcation of a RO-RO ship with flooded water in regular beam waves -- Chapter 33. Effects of some seakeeping/ manoeuvring aspects on broaching in quartering seas -- Chapter 34. Ship manoeuvring performance in waves -- Chapter 35. Stability of a planing craft in turning motion -- Chapt.
• Publisher Details: Amsterdam New York : Elsevier
• Publication Date: 2000
• Extent: 1 online resource (x, 597 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 623.8/171; Stability of ships; TRANSPORTATION -- Ships & Shipbuilding -- Pictorial; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Marine & Naval; Stability of ships; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780080547015
• Related ISBNs: 008054701X; 0080436528; 9780080436524
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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