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Course Name	Turkish	Gemi Teorisi
	English	Ship Theory
Course Code	DEN 341E	Credit	Lecture (hour/week)	Recitation (hour/week)	Laboratory (hour/week)
Semester	5	3	3	1	-
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)		GEM 211/ GEM 211E & DEN 111/ DEN 111E
Required Facilities		excel, word, autocad Furthermore, students are encouraged to use computers programs for computational studies
Other
Textbook		Akyıldız, H., Ship and marine structures hydrostatics and stability, Solved Problems, 2010, GMO Publications
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