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Course Name	Turkish	Yüzen Cisimlerin Stabilitesi
	English	Stability of Floating Objects
Course Code	DEN 433E	Credit	Lecture (hour/week)	Recitation (hour/week)	Laboratory (hour/week)
Semester	6	3	3	-	-
Course Language		English
Course Coordinator		Hakan Akyıldız
Course Objectives		1. To provide an understanding of engineering fundamentals 2. To provide an understanding of basic hydrostatics and stability, both intact and damaged, of ships and marine vehicles 3. To offer various solution techniques to estimate the hydrostatics and stability properties of ships and marine vehicles 4. To offer various solution techniques to estimate the launching characteristics of ships and marine vehicles 5. To provide the ability to assess the safety of ships and marine vehicles in accordance with national and international safety regulations.
Course Description		Area, volume, centre of gravity of calculations. Approximate calculations of area, volume and centroids. Hydrostatic curves. Initial stability. Effect of weight movements. Stability at large angles. Free surface effect. Inclining experiment. Dynamic stability. Stability when grounded and stability in waves. Stability criteria. Longitudinal stability and trim calculations. Flooding calculations. Permeability. International rules for subdivision of ships. Damaged stability. Launching calculations. Statics and dynamics of launching. Pressure calculations.
Course Outcomes		1. Be familiar with the concepts of ship stability 2. Perform ship stability calculations 3. Be familiar with relevant international stability criteria 4. Develop leadership characteristics and able to carry on research on ship stability
Pre-requisite(s)		DEN341E min DD
Required Facilities		none
Other		none
Textbook		Akyıldız, H., Ship and marine structures hydrostatics and stability, Solved Problems, 2020, ITU Vakfı Publications
Other References		Baykal, R. ve Yıldız, A (1989). Gemi Hidrostatiği ve Stabilitesi, Çözümlü Problemleri. İTÜ Gemi İnşaatı ve Deniz Bilimleri Fakültesi, İTÜ Matbaası. Yılmaz, H. (2006). Gemi Hidrostatiği ve Stabilitesi. Birsen Yayınevi, İstanbul Stokoe, E. A. (2003). Reed’s Naval Architecture for Marine Engineers, Reprinted by Adlard Coles Nautical, London. Biran, A.B. (2003). Ship Hydrostatics and Stability. Butterworth-Heinemann, Elsevier Publishing Rawson K.J. and Tupper E.C., (2002). Basic Ship Theory, Fifth Edition, Reprinted. Baxter B., (1992). Naval Architecture, Second Edition, Warsash Nautical Bookshop. Derret D.R. (2006), Ship Stability for Masters and Mates, Sixth Edition – Consolidated 2006, Butterworth-heinemann Ltd, Elsevier. Gemi Mühendisliği El Kitabı, (2008). Editör, Prof.Dr. Tamer Yılmaz. Tupper E.C. (1998). Introduction to Naval Architecture, Butterworth-Heinemann. Press. Gilmmer T.C. and Johnson B., (1982). Introduction to Naval Architecture, Naval Institute Lewis E.V. (1988). Principles of Naval Architecture, Volume I, Stability and Strength, SNAME Publication.

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