Product Description

The fundamental characteristics of a ship's design, and how they affect its behaviour at sea are clearly of great importance to a variety of different people. Whilst naval architects need to understand these principles in depth, those supporting them in design and production will need a good grasp of the basics. Marine engineers must likewise recognise the degree to which their activities will be influenced and bounded by these principles. This book offers a clear and concise introduction to the subject, and will therefore be of great interest to both students and practising professionals in both fields. Written by Eric Tupper, formerly Head of Structures Research and Chief Engineer with the Admiralty Research Establishment, a member of the Royal Corps of Naval Constructors and a Vice-President of the Royal Institution of Naval Architects, this book will no doubt prove to be without rival in its treatment of the subject.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1188992 in Books
• Published on: 1996-06-10
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 420 pages

Review
'..a clear and concise introduction to the subject, giving a good grasp of the basics of naval architecture.' Maritime Journal, July 1996

Customer Reviews

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Make no mistake, to read this book you need an engineering training and it is intended as a text book.
This is a book very close to my heart, and answered childhood questions of how one mathematically describes a wave, why are ships shaped as they are and for all things how one designs them from shape to propulsion. Again this is no "How it Works" book. The calculation of welded structure strenghts is also very interesting.
On the critical side, the calculations of GM and GZ are described, but the practical implications of the resulting numbers are not described and also their interaction not mentioned.
Butterworth managed to find an author who to their usual standards of conciseness produced a very good book.