Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
DUİM2062016252CARGO HANDLING AND SHIP STABILITY I Compulsory244
Level of Course Unit
First Cycle
Objectives of the Course
The main objectives of this course are to provide the student with the theory and trim and be able to use tables and diagrams and stress calculations.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1learn the main dimensions and form coefficients of ships
2learn the factors that affect the ship stability
3solve the problems of various kind related to ship stability
4get the knowledge related to ship hydrostatic and stability
5draw the curves of hydrostatic and stability
Mode of Delivery
Formal Education
Prerequisites and co-requisities
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
None
Course Contents
Ship dimensions, ship tonnages, forces and moments, density and specific gravity, laws of flotation, transverse stability, righting lever GZ, center of gravity, stiff and tender ships, metacentric heights, avoid of negative GM, the effect of the free surface of liquids on stability, longitudinal stability, trim, trim calculations, grain cargo and its heeling moments, statical stability diagram, Simpson's methods, ship strength, statical and dynamical forces, stress, shearing force and bending moments, Bonjean curves, Murray's method, draft survey.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Ship dimensions,
2Ship dimensions, ship tonnages,forces and moments,
3density and specific gravity,
4laws of flotation
5transverse stability, righting lever GZ, varios state of stability
6righting lever GZ, center of gravity,
7stiff and tender ships, metacentric heights
8Mid-term exam
9avoid of negative GM, the effect of the free surface of liquids on stability,
10grain cargo and its heeling moments,
11statical stability diagram
12Simpson's methods,
13ship strength, statical and dynamical forces,
14stress, shearing force and bending moments,
15draft survey.
16End-of-term exam
Recommended or Required Reading
Principles of Naval Architecture: Volume I - Stability and Strength, SNAME, New Jersey, USA Ship Design and Construction, SNAME, New Jersey, USA, 1980. Lewis, E. (Ed.). 1988
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
SUM0
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
SUM0
Yarıyıl (Yıl) İçi Etkinlikleri40
Yarıyıl (Yıl) Sonu Etkinlikleri60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
None
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination111
Final Examination111
Attending Lectures14228
Practice14114
Self Study5420
Individual Study for Mid term Examination6318
Individual Study for Final Examination5525
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)107
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High
 
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