The elements of boat strength : for builders, designers, and owners /

"Author and naval architect Dave Gerr created this unique system of easy-to-use scantling rules and rules-of-thumb for calculating the necessary dimensions, or scantlings, of hulls, decks, and other boat parts, whether built of fiberglass, wood, wood-epoxy composite, steel, or aluminum. In addi...

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1. Verfasser: Gerr, Dave
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Camden, Me. : International Marine/McGraw-Hill, c2000.
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Inhaltsangabe:
  • 1. Scantling Rules and the Scantling Number
  • 2. Fiberglass Construction Materials and Methods
  • 3. Fiberglass Design Considerations, Modern Laminates, and One-Off Construction Methods
  • 4. Fiberglass Scantling Rule: Basic Solid-Glass Hull Shell
  • 5. Fiberglass: Internal Structure
  • 6. Fiberglass Sandwich or Cored Construction
  • 7. Wood Construction Materials and Methods
  • 8. Wood Design Considerations
  • 9. Plank-on-Frame Scantling Rule
  • 10. Fasteners, Straps, Knees, and Details
  • 11. Modern Wood-Epoxy Construction
  • 12. Wood: Species, Type, and Application
  • 13. Aluminum and Steel Construction Materials and Methods
  • 14. Aluminum and Steel Design Considerations
  • 15. Aluminum and Steel Shell Plate and Longitudinal Framing
  • 16. Aluminum and Steel Structural Details
  • 17. Aluminum and Steel Alternate Construction Methods
  • 18. Welding, Small Openings, and Riveting Aluminum
  • 19. Small Aluminum Boats and Copper-Nickel Hulls.
  • App. 2. Pipe Sizes and Properties Table
  • App. 3. Bolt-Strength Tables
  • App. 4. Finding Specific Gravity
  • App. 5. Measure and Unit Conversion Tables.