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Ship Construction, Seventh Edition , offers guidance for ship design and shipbuilding from start to finish. It provides an overview of current shipyard techniques, safety in shipyard practice, materials and strengths, welding and cutting, and ship structure, along with computer-aided design and manufacture, international regulations for ship types, new materials, and fabrication technologies. Comprised of seven sections divided into 32 chapters, the book introduces the reader to shipbuilding, including the basic design of a ship, ship dimensions and category, and development of ship types. It then turns to a discussion of rules and regulations governing ship strength and structural integrity, testing of materials used in ship construction, and welding practices and weld testing. Developments in the layout of a shipyard are also considered, along with development of the initial structural and arrangement design into information usable by production; the processes involved in the preparation and machining of a plate or section; and how a ship structure is assembled. A number of websites containing further information, drawings, and photographs, as well as regulations that apply to ships and their construction, are listed at the end of most chapters. This text is an invaluable resource for students of marine sciences and technology, practicing marine engineers and naval architects, and professionals from other disciplines ranging from law to insurance, accounting, and logistics.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

• Preface (p. vii)
• Acknowledgments (p. ix)
• Part 1 Introduction to Shipbuilding (p. 1)
• 1 Basic design of the ship (p. 3)
• 2 Ship dimensions, form, size, or category (p. 11)
• 3 Development of ship types (p. 17)
• Part 2 Materials and Strength of Ships (p. 35)
• 4 Classification societies (p. 37)
• 5 Steels (p. 45)
• 6 Other shipbuilding materials (p. 53)
• 7 Testing of materials (p. 61)
• 8 Stresses to which a ship is subject (p. 67)
• Part 3 Welding and Cutting (p. 79)
• 9 Welding and cutting processes used in shipbuilding (p. 81)
• 10 Welding practice and testing welds (p. 103)
• Part 4 Shipyard Practice (p. 117)
• 11 Shipyard layout (p. 119)
• 12 Design information for production (p. 125)
• 13 Plate and section preparation and machining (p. 135)
• 14 Assembly of ship structure (p. 147)
• 15 Launching (p. 161)
• Part 5 Ship Structure (p. 173)
• 16 Bottom structure (p. 175)
• 17 Shell plating and framing (p. 189)
• 18 Bulkheads and pillars (p. 207)
• 19 Decks, hatches, and superstructures (p. 225)
• 20 Fore end structure (p. 241)
• 21 Aft end structure (p. 249)
• 22 Tanker construction (p. 265)
• 23 Liquefied gas carriers (p. 279)
• Part 6 Outfit (p. 291)
• 24 Cargo lifting arrangements (p. 293)
• 25 Cargo access, handling, and restraint (p. 307)
• 26 Pumping and piping arrangements (p. 315)
• 27 Corrosion control and antifouling systems (p. 327)
• 28 Heating, ventilation, air-conditioning, refrigeration, and insulation (p. 345)
• Part 7 International Regulations (p. 353)
• 29 International Maritime Organization (p. 355)
• 30 Tonnage (p. 359)
• 31 Load Line Rules (p. 363)
• 32 Structural fire protection (p. 371)
• Index (p. 377)

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