Small Boats Mechanics And Materials: A Primer of 72 Selected Topics Arranged in Five Parts

Why This Book Is Useful The small boat building industry is still largely an art or craft, comprising many manufacturers of dozens of styles and sizes of boats. The overarching factor in all of their boat designs and features is dependence on the choice of materials and the compromises they engender. This book is arranged in five parts, covering seventy two topics. Woven through these topics are text and problem examples that describe the interaction of mechanics and materials applied specifically to small boats. These topics are intended for those wanting more depth in selected areas along the lines of a primer or to just cherry pick engineering concepts. A typical example is Part ll - Hydrostatics, shown below. Part ll - Hydrostatics 10) Fluid forces, principles and common terms 11) Definitions for fluid dynamics12) Important relationships and equations13) Fluid pressure14) Pressure and Pascals Law 15) Calculate the maximum height of a water column in an evacuated standpipe16) Calculate the pressure a small boat exerts on the water surface17) Bad weather 18) Calculate the percent drop in air pressure during an atmospheric low19) Calculate the wind speed from an atmospheric low20) Buoyancy21) Buoyancy using Archimedes Principle22) Pressure under the boat23) Swamping over the stern with people on board24) Center of gravity25) Capsizing 26) Wave action, capsizing force diagrams27) Surface tension and wetting angle28) Capillary force This book is a must for your nautical library, if you are among the millions of people involved with watercraft. Boat BuildersBoat buyersInsurers