The Elements of Boat Strength: For Builders, Designers, and Owners
Year: 1999 Language: english Author: Dave Gerr Genre: Technical book Publisher: International Marine_Ragged Mountain Press Edition: first ISBN: 9780070231597 Format: PDF Quality: Scanned pages Pages count: 385 Description: "This work is significant. It is the first to include a method of assessing structural strength in the context of the modern marine environment."--Commander M. C. Cruder, U.S. Coast Guard Acclaimed author and naval architect Dave Gerr created this unique system of easy-to-use scantling rules and rules-of-thumb for calculating the necessary dimensions, or scantlings, of hulls, decks, and other boat parts, whether built of fiberglass, wood, wood-epoxy composite, steel, or aluminum. In addition to the rules themselves, The Elements of Boat Strength offers their context: an in-depth, plain-English discussion of boatbuilding materials, methods, and practices that will guide you through all aspects of boat construction. Now you can avoid wading through dense technical engineering manuals or tackling advanced mathematics. The Elements of Boat Strength has all the formulas, tables, illustrations, and charts you need to judge how heavy each piece of your boat should be in order to last and be safe. With this book, an inexpensive scientific calculator, and a pad of paper, you'll be able to design and specify all the components necessary to build a sound, long-lasting, rugged vessel. What reviewers have said about Dave Gerr's books: Propeller Handbook "By far the best book available on the subject."--Sailing "The best layman's guide we've ever read."--Practical Sailor Dave Gerr and International Marine made a complicated topic understandable and put it into a handbook that is easy to use."--WoodenBoat "Without doubt the definitive reference for selecting, installing, and understanding boat propellers."--Royal Navy Sailing Association Journal The Nature of Boats "If you are not nautically obsessed before reading this book, you will most certainly be afterward."--Sailing Fascinating potpourri of information about today's boats, modern and traditional."--WoodenBoat
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The Elements of Boat Strength: For Builders, Designers, and Owners
Year: 1999
Language: english
Author: Dave Gerr
Genre: Technical book
Publisher: International Marine_Ragged Mountain Press
Edition: first
ISBN: 9780070231597
Format: PDF
Quality: Scanned pages
Pages count: 385
Description: "This work is significant. It is the first to include a method of assessing structural strength in the context of the modern marine environment."--Commander M. C. Cruder, U.S. Coast Guard
Acclaimed author and naval architect Dave Gerr created this unique system of easy-to-use scantling rules and rules-of-thumb for calculating the necessary dimensions, or scantlings, of hulls, decks, and other boat parts, whether built of fiberglass, wood, wood-epoxy composite, steel, or aluminum. In addition to the rules themselves, The Elements of Boat Strength offers their context: an in-depth, plain-English discussion of boatbuilding materials, methods, and practices that will guide you through all aspects of boat construction.
Now you can avoid wading through dense technical engineering manuals or tackling advanced mathematics. The Elements of Boat Strength has all the formulas, tables, illustrations, and charts you need to judge how heavy each piece of your boat should be in order to last and be safe. With this book, an inexpensive scientific calculator, and a pad of paper, you'll be able to design and specify all the components necessary to build a sound, long-lasting, rugged vessel.
What reviewers have said about Dave Gerr's books:
Propeller Handbook
"By far the best book available on the subject."--Sailing
"The best layman's guide we've ever read."--Practical Sailor
Dave Gerr and International Marine made a complicated topic understandable and put it into a handbook that is easy to use."--WoodenBoat
"Without doubt the definitive reference for selecting, installing, and understanding boat propellers."--Royal Navy Sailing Association Journal
The Nature of Boats
"If you are not nautically obsessed before reading this book, you will most certainly be afterward."--Sailing
Fascinating potpourri of information about today's boats, modern and traditional."--WoodenBoat
Contents
CONTENTSList of Formulas, Tables, and Charts . . .. .... •. . . .. . .. . .. • . . . . .......... v
Acknowledgments . . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. ..........•. . ........... . .. .. . .. xv
Introduction . . .. . .. . . ........ .. . . .. . . .. . .. . .. . . . . .. . . . ... .. ..... . 1
1. Scantling Rules and the Scantling Number. . . . . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . . ......... 5
2. Fiberglass Construction Materials and Methods .. .. . . . .. .. . . .. .. . . ...... 9
3. Fiberglass Design Considerations, Modern Laminates, and One-Off
Construction IVIethods ............... . . .. . .. . ..... . .. . .. . ..... ... . 17
4. Fiberglass Scantling Rule: Basic Solid-Glass Hull Shell . .. . .. . .. . .... ... . . 27
5. Fiberglass: Internal Structure ......................... . .•. . . . . . .. .. . 40
6. Fiberglass Sandwich or Cored Construction ....... . . .. .. .. .• •... . .. ... . 60
7. "Vood Construction Materials and Methods .. . , .. ' •. . . , . . . . . .. . , , .. .. . . 78
8. Wood Design Considerations . . . .. . .. . .. .. . .... • . . .. . . . .•.•• . . . , , .. , 93
9, Plank-an-Frame Scantling Rule. , , .. . . , . . .. . .. . ... . . . .. . .. ... . ..... 106
10. Fasteners, Straps, Knees, and Details. , .. , . , .. , .. . . .. . . . . .. . .. . . .. .... 137
11. Modern Wood-Epoxy Constnlction . .. . .. . .. . .. .. ....... . . .. •. . . .... 153
12, Wood: Species, Type, and Application . . .. . .. . . .. .. . . ...... . • • . . . .. .. 175
13. Aluminum and Steel Construction Materials and Methods . . .... • • . ...... 181
14. Aluminum and Steel Design Considerations ..... , .. , ..... , ... .. ' . . .. . 200
15. Aluminum and Steel Shell Plate and Longitudinal Framing . . ...••....... 220
16. Aluminum and Steel Structural Details . .... . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. ... . ...... 253
17. Aluminum and Steel Alternate Construction Methods .. .......••. . . , .. ,289
18. Welding, Small Openings, and Riveting Aluminum .. , . . , . . ... . . . . ...... 306
19. Small Aluminum Boats and Copper-Nickel Hulls, .. , .. , . . . .. . . . . ... . .. 325
Appendix 1: Photo Gallery . .. . .. .......... . ..... . . .. . • •. ' . . . ',' ... . 332
Appendix 2: Pipe Sizes and Properties Table ., .. , . . . . .... . . . . . .. . ..... 344
Appendix 3: Bolt-Strength Tables . . ..... . . . .. .. . . . . ... ..•.• • . .. , ... , 345
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