A Model for Multidisciplinary Optimization for Containerships

This thesis describes a multidisciplinary design optimization approach to containership design. The method employs widely accepted regression equations for computing resistance, weights, building costs and operating costs. The current regulations governing freeboard and the Coast Guard wind heel cri...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ganesan, Vikram
Other Authors: Aerospace and Ocean Engineering
Format: Others
Published: Virginia Tech 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/34151
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-072499-223037/