The hydrostatic approach to ship stability aims to balance idealized shipweight against buoyancy forces. This textbook is a complete guide tounderstanding ship ... » 

The hydrostatic approach to ship stability aims to balance idealized shipweight against buoyancy forces. This textbook is a complete guide tounderstanding ship hydrostatics in ship design and ship performance.Adrian Biran guides readers from first principles through basic and appliedhydrostatic and ship stability theory and introduces contemporary mathematicaltechniques for hydrostatic modelling and analysis. Real life examples of thepractical application of hydrostatics are used to explain the theory andcalculations and to illustrate the effect shifting weights and central gravitydisplacements have on overall ship stability.Ship Hydrostatics and Stability covers recent developments in the field ofnaval architecture such as parametric resonance also known as the Mathieueffect the effects of nonlinear motions on stability the influence of shiplines and new international stability regulations for small vessels. Extensiveuse of computer techniques is made throughout and downloadable MATLAB filesaccompany the book to support readers own hydrostatic and stabilitycalculations.A revised reprint was published in 2005 that includes tables of terms andindexes in French German Italian and Spanish. Adheres to international standards and terminology Includes real life practical examples and calculations to illustrate thehydrostatic approach to ship stability Accompanied by free downloadable MATLAB files to support readers ownhydrostatic and stability calculations «