Course Description
This course presents principles of naval architecture, ship geometry, hydrostatics, calculation and drawing of curves of form, intact and damage stability, hull structure strength calculations and ship resistance. It introduces computer-aided naval ship design and analysis tools. Projects include analysis of ship lines …
This course presents principles of naval architecture, ship geometry, hydrostatics, calculation and drawing of curves of form, intact and damage stability, hull structure strength calculations and ship resistance. It introduces computer-aided naval ship design and analysis tools. Projects include analysis of ship lines drawings, calculation of ship hydrostatic characteristics, analysis of intact and damaged stability, ship model testing, and hull structure strength calculations.
Course Info
Learning Resource Types
group_work
Projects
Instructor Insights
USS Arleigh Burke off the U.S. Atlantic coast. This ship is the focus of some of the laboratory projects. (U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 3rd Class Aaron J. Lebsack; photograph is in the public domain.)
