Course Overview
Students will learn how to use ship’s stability data to calculate transverse statical stability; Effects of flooding; Free surface; Dynamic stability; Area and volume of a ship’s structure; First and second moments of area of tank surface; List and trim.
Prerequisite(s)
Credits
4.0
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Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the course, the student will be able to:
- Calculate areas and volumes of ship’s structures using Simpson’s Rule.
- Find the positions of longitudinal and vertical centres of buoyancy and centre of gravity using Simpson’s Rule.
- Find the first and second moments of area of waterplanes about both the transverse axis and longitudinal axis, by applying Simpson’s Rule.
- State the conditions that determine if a vessel is (i) stable, (ii) unstable, and (iii) in neutral equilibrium.
- Draw a metacentric diagram and find metacentric height.
- Perform the inclining experiment to find the metacentric height and height of the centre of mass above the keel.
- Derive an expression for the free surface effect and show how the free surface effect lowers the metacentric height and reduces the stability of the ship.
- Plot curves of statical stability.
- Define angle of loll, maximum GZ, and range of stability.
- Determine new drafts and trim after loading, discharging, and shifting weights on board.
Effective as of Fall 2017
Related Programs
Naval Architecture 2 (MEOC 2215) is offered as a part of the following programs:
- Indicates programs with a co-op option.
School of Transportation
- Marine Engineering
Diploma Full-time
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