ANOTHER BLOW ON THE TORN DOWN WALL-THE INCLINING EXPERIMENT

The classical method (namely inclining experiment) has been used to estimate the vertical center of gravity (VCG or more often KG) of ships for many years. This method is based on the assumption that the metacenter is unchanged in the calculation of KG when the vessel is heeled. However, ships built...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Metin Taylan, Selahattin Ozsayan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture 2019-01-01
Series:Brodogradnja
Online Access:https://hrcak.srce.hr/file/320832