Ebook: Design and Operation of Bulk Carriers 2005

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Content:
• Front Matter
• Table of Contents
1. What Changes Should Be Made to Our Practice to Enhance the Safety of Bulk Carriers?
2. Bulk Carriers Post FSA: Variations on Compliance - A Report from a Ship Inspector
3. IACS Common Structural Rules for Bulk Carriers
4. New Rules for Safer Bulk Carrier Hatch Covers: Challenges for Hatch Cover Design
5. Bulk Carrier Newbuilding Specification Guide
6. Management of Bulk Carrier Structure
7. Full Scale Measurements of the Wave Induced Hull Girder Vibrations of an Ore Carrier Trading in the North Atlantic
8. Upgrade of Existing Bulk Carriers to Meet the New Requirements
9. Life Cycle Cost of Maintaining the Effectiveness of a Ship's Structure and Environmental Impact of Ship Design Parameters
10. Pros and Cons of Double Side Skin Bulk Carriers
11. New Innovative and Safety DSS Bulk Carrier Design
12. Use of Steel Sandwich Panels in the Construction and Reinstatement of Bulk Carriers
13. Development of Sandwich Construction Rules
14. The Human Element in Design
15. Corrosion in Ballast Tanks - Is Rust a Must?
16. Protecting the Cargo Holds
• Authors' Contact Details
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