Handbook of Marine Surveying

by Thomas Ask

Overview

This expanded and updated edition of Thomas Ask’s Handbook of Marine Surveying will be welcomed by students of marine surveying, professional marine surveyors, boatyard operators and technically-minded boat owners. It covers the latest surveying technology, including an analysis of the mechanical behavior of materials, stress concentration, failure analysis, fatigue an fracture, corrosion, wood-damaging organisms, the composition and characteristics of common plastics, metals and composite materials.

New sections include: hull and deck loads, non-destructive testing, combustion and pollution, hydraulic and pneumatic systems, engine installations, fuel systems, electrical systems, piping and lubrication systems, HVAC/R systems, firefighting systems, noise and vibration, and propellers.

There is also a useful survey checklist that provides practical techniques and hints for conducting a survey.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781574092493
Publisher:	Sheridan House, Incorporated
Publication date:	04/28/2007
Pages:	256
Product dimensions:	5.38(w) x 8.57(h) x 0.64(d)

About the Author

Thomas Ask is an Associate Professor in the School of Construction and Design at the Pennsylvania College of Technology. He is a licensed Professional Engineer and the Principal of Ask and Associates, a marine consulting firm. He is a member of the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (SNAME), the International Institute of Marine Surveying (IIMS) and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME).

Table of Contents

Introduction
Primers
1: Vessel Loads
2: Material Mechanics
3: Stress Concentration
4: Fatigue
5: Buckling
6: Corrosion
7: Failure Modes and Analysis
8: Wood
9: Plastics
10: Metals
11: Composite Materials
12: Fluid Mechanics
13: Combustion and Fuels
14: Hydraulics and Pneumatics
15: Non-destructive Testing

Design and Application Guides
16: Hulls
17: Propellers
18: Fasteners
19: Engine Systems
20: Noise and Vibration
21: Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Systems
22: Firefighting
23: Mechanical Systems

Techniques and Checklist
24: Survey Techniques
25: Survey Format
26: Survey Checklist
27: Notes
Appendices
Index

What People are Saying About This

William F. Buckley

Now it all makes sense!

Editorial Reviews

This is a very sound practical textbook which could earn its keep on your bookshelf.

Dockwalk

A highly refined book that looks at every imaginable aspect of the design, construction, equipping, fitout and finishing of ships and boats, it is clear, concise and easy to follow.

Work Boat World

The writing is authoritative and presents the complexity of structural small ship design in understandable and comprehensive language. Very useful checklist suggesting the issues which any survey should address. It is a valuable addition to the library.

Cruising

This is a textbook for students of marine surveying, boating professionals and technically-minded boat owners.... provide(s) a concise collection of practical, theoretical and regulatory information.

Sailing-Inland Offshore

This is a textbook for students of marine surveying, boating professionals and technically-minded boat owners.... provide(s) a concise collection of practical, theoretical and regulatory information.

Sailing-Inland and Offshore

Boating professionals, boat owners and boat buyers who are technically minded will find this handbook extremely useful.

Cruising World's Good Book Column

Our small craft surveyor members would benefit from having this book in their reference libraries so to would the professional boatowner.

Journal of the Institute Marine Surveyors