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Naval Architecture I

Course Topics

  • INTRODUCTION
  • GEOMETRY OF SHIP
  • HULL SURFACE & LINES PLAN
  • COEFFICIENTS OF FORM
  • DISPLACEMENTS & TONNAGES
  • NUMERICAL INTEGRATION IN NAVAL ARCHITECTURE
  • SIMPSON'S RULE
  • TRAPEZOIDAL RULE
  • MEAN AND MID ORDINATE RULE
  • TCHEBYCHEFF'S RULE
  • BASIC SHIP HYDROSTATICS
  • Density and Relative Density
  • Pressure Exerted by a Liquid
  • Archimede’s Principle
  • Meaning of Buoyancy
  • Reserve Buoyancy and Permeability
  • Tonne Per Centimetre Immersion (TPCI)
  • Effects of change in density of water
  • Centre of Pressure
  • First and Second moments of Area
  • First and Second moments of Area
  • Conditions Of Equilibrium Of Floating Bodies
  • Definition of Stability and Initial Stability
  • Metacentric Height
  • Calculation of BM and GM
  • Addition and Removal of Masses
  • Effect of Suspended Mass
  • Free Surface Effect
  • Inclining Experiment
  • Hydrostatic Curves
  • Calculation of Hydrostatic Data - Waterline Properties and Volume Properties
  • Wetted Surface Area of ship
  • Hydrostatic Curves
  • Bonjean Curves and their use
  • STATICAL STABILITY AT LARGE ANGLES OF HEEL
  • Definition of Large Angles of Heel
  • Righting arm
  • Cross curves of stability
  • Angle of loll
  • Dynamical Stability
  • Influence of Trim and waves on Stability
  • Influence of Ship Forms on Stability
  • Pure Loss of Stability
  • IMO Code of Intact Stability
  • FLOODING AND DAMAGE STABILITY
  • Definition as per SOLAS - Water Tight Bulkhead
  • Definition as per SOLAS - Bulkhead Deck
  • Assessment of Ship Conditions after Flooding
  • Lost Buoyancy Method
  • Added Mass Method
  • Change in Mean Draught due to Bilging
  • Change in mean draught due to Bilging of Mid-length Compartments
  • Change in draughts due to bilging an end compartment
  • Probabilistic Damage Stability (MARPOL and SOLAS Guidelines for Damage Stability)
  • LONGITUDINAL STABILITY AND TRIM
  • LCB, Centre of Floatation
  • Moment to Change Trim (MCT1cm)
  • Change in Draft due to addition of small masses
  • Change in Draft due to addition of large masses
  • Change in Draft due to change in density of water
  • STRENGTH OF SHIPS
  • Longitudinal Strength
  • Curves of Buoyancy and Weight
  • Curves of Load, Shearing Force and Bending Moment
  • Moment of Inertia of Section

INTRODUCTION

Naval Architecture I mainly focusses to impart basic knowledge in ship Hydrostatics, stability and strength.

This subject includes the following topics:

  1. Geometry of Ships and Definitions
  2. Numerical Integration in Naval Architecture
  3. Basic Ship Hydrostatics
  4. Hydrostatiic Curves
  5. Statical Stability at large angles of heel
  6. Flooding and Damaged Stability
  7. Longitudinal Stability and Trim
  8. Strength of Ships