Ship Hydrostatics and Dynamics

1.5 credits · Undergraduate

Introduction to naval architecture with a focus on the physics of ship stability and hydrostatics at sea and in port; hydrodynamic concepts for marine vessel stability in waves, statical and dynamic stability; principles of vessel design for stability in dynamic environments; aspects of buoyancy forces, equilibrium and stability of weight, buoyancy and direct thrust, flotation and trim; external loading by gravity; rigid body dynamics and stability calculations for floating and grounded vessels.