A heuristic solution for the stability problem in conventional submarines

Seafaring vessels must meet a few very obvious conditions in order to be of any use. The one condition is that they should stay afloat when loaded. The other condition is that they should float upright and with a level keel. The technical terms for these conditions are gravitational stability and tr...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: M. Sinclair, M.M. Winstanley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Operations Research Society of South Africa (ORSSA) 2003-12-01
Series:ORiON
Online Access:http://orion.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/454