PC-BASED STABILITY CALCULATIONS FOR THE YEAR 2000 AND BEYOND

For the past two decades, the U.S. Navy's Ship Hull Characteristics Program (SHCP) has been the industry standard for calculation of a ship's hydrostatic characteristics. Although introduced in the late 1960's, SHCP is still in use today throughout much of the U.S. ship-design business. This paper describes SHIPHUL 2000, which is a modern personal-computer (PC) based derivative of SHCP and represents a major expansion of capabilities beyond those of SHCP. Advancements that have been incorporated into this PC-based derivative of SHCP are described in the following five areas: ship geometry modelling, stability-conditions definitions, computations, output, and user interface.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Marine Computers '91; 2nd Symposium on Computer Applications in the Marine Industry; 26-27 Sept 1991; Boston, MA, USA. Sponsored by SNAME, New England Section. Procs. Paper AD5 [19 p, 2 ref, 1 tab, 18 fig]
• Authors:
  • Devine, M D
  • Garner, M
• Publication Date: 1991

Language

• English

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Computer aided design; Computer programs; Hulls; Naval architecture; Stability (Mechanics); Vehicle design
• Uncontrolled Terms: Ship design
• Old TRIS Terms: Hull form
• Subject Areas: Design; Marine Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00702964
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: British Maritime Technology
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 14 1995 12:00AM