I read it for the first time in 1993 when I was still a student studying Naval Architecture in Pattimura University in Ambon city of Maluku islands Indonesia. Previously it was entitled Muckle's Naval Architecture for Marine Engineers. This book has been revised several times by its author E.C. Tupper. The latest edition of this book has Appendix B that explains how to use spreadsheet computer software for calculating hydrostatic properties of ships. This Appendix B is closely related to Chapter 4 and 5 which are the main topics that beginning students of naval architecture must understand before continuing their studies to more complicated theories.
In my opinion, the book is suitable for anybody who wants to study Naval Architecture for the first time besides similar other naval architecture books i.e. Basic Ship Theory Volume 1 and Volume 2, also written by the same author with his colleague K.J. Rawson.The followings are the table of contents of the book Introduction to Naval Architecture
Preface to the fourth edition ix
Acknowledgements xiii
1 Introduction 1
Ships 1Naval architecture and the naval architect 1
The impact of computers 62 Ship design 8
The requirements 8Design 10
Developing the design 11The design process 12
Some general design attributes 20Safety 23
Summary 293 Definition and regulation 30
Definition 30Displacement and tonnage 38
Regulation 40Summary 48
4 Ship form calculations 49Approximate integration 49
Spreadsheets 59Summary 61
5 Flotation and initial stability 62Equilibrium 62
Stability at small angles 66
Hydrostatic curves 74Problems in trim and stability 76
Free surfaces 81The inclining experiment 84
Summary 866 The external environment 87
Water and air 87Wind 88
Waves 89Wave statistics 99
Freak waves 100Other extreme environments 101
Marine pollution 101Summary 103
7 Stability at large angles 104Stability curves 105
Weight movements 111
Dynamical stability 113Stability standards 116
Flooding and damaged stability 118Summary 127
8 Launching, docking and grounding 128Launching 129
Docking 133Grounding 139
Summary 1429 Resistance 143
Fluid flow 143Types of resistance 146
Calculation of resistance 157Methodical series 162
Roughness 164Form parameters and resistance 165
Model experiments 169Full scale trials 169
Effective power 172Summary 172
10 Propulsion 174General principles 174
Propulsors 176
The screw propeller 178Propeller thrust and torque 186
Presentation of propeller data 189Hull efficiency elements 195
Cavitation 199Other propulsor types 205
Ship trials 209Main machinery power 214
Summary 21611 Ship dynamics 218
The basic responses 218Ship vibrations 224
Calculations 226Vibration levels 230
Summary 23212 Seakeeping 233
Seakeeping qualities 233Ship motions 234
Presentation of motion data 236Motions in irregular seas 237
Limiting factors 240Overall seakeeping performance 243
Acquiring seakeeping data 244Effect of ship form 247
Stabilization 248Summary 252
13 Manoeuvring 253Directional stability and control 254
Manoeuvring 255
Manoeuvring devices 261Ship handling 269
Dynamic stability and control of submarines 272Modifying the manoeuvring performance 273
Underwater vehicles 274Summary 275
14 Main hull strength 276Modes of failure 277
Nature of the ship's structure 279
Forces on a ship 280Section modulus 289
Superstructures 294Standard calculation results 297
Transverse strength 301Summary 303
15 Structural elements 304Strength of individual structural elements 304
Dynamics of longitudinal strength 311Horizontal flexure and torsion 317
Load-shortening curves 318Finite element analysis 321
Structural safety 322Corrosion 324
Summary 32716 The internal environment 328
Important factors 328Summary 334
17 Ship types 335Merchant ships 336
High speed craft 359Warships 363
Summary 373References and Further reading 375
Appendix A: Units, notation and sources 385Appendix B: The displacement sheet and hydrostatics 391
Appendix C: Glossary of terms 414Appendix D: The Froude notation 423
Appendix E: Questions 428
Index 437
