Year
2015
Units
4.5
Contact
1 x 120-minute lecture-1 weekly
1 x 60-minute lecture-2 weekly
1 x 60-minute tutorial weekly
2 x 180-minute laboratories per semester
1 x 60-minute lecture-2 weekly
1 x 60-minute tutorial weekly
2 x 180-minute laboratories per semester
Prerequisites
1 of MATH1122, MATH1204
Enrolment not permitted
ENGR8841 has been successfully completed
Topic description
Geometry of surface vessels; Tabular methods of integration; Mass addition, removal and transfer; Elementary principle of transverse intact stability; Heeling moments and angles, and free surface effects; Inclining experiment; Elementary principles of trim; The Intact Stability Booklet; partially-afloat condition; Damage stability.
Educational aims
This topic aims to ensure that the students understand the following:
- Fundamentals of hydrostatics and concepts of statical stability, and trim of intact and damaged vessels
- Introduction to the practical implications and applications of hydrostatic concepts
- Generation of all relevant stability criteria data required for both design development and operational purposes
- Introduction and development of a working knowledge of stability regulations
Expected learning outcomes
At the completion of the topic, students are expected to be able to:
- Calculate hydrostatic data for any floating structure and predict the influence of geometric parameters on a vessel's stability characteristics
- Interpret a vessel's response to any loading condition from lever and moment curves
- Calculate and assess a vessel's damage stability response
- Undertake an inclining experiment according to industry best practice
Key dates and timetable
Timetable details for 2015 are no longer published.
Sturt Rd, Bedford Park
South Australia 5042
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