VELS INSTITUTE OF SCINECE, TECHNOLOGY AND ADVANCED STUIDIES (VISTAS)

SCHOOL OF OOCEAN ENGINEERING

DEPARTMENT OF NAVAL ARCHITECTURE AND OFFSHORE ENGINEERING

Sub Code : 18DNO028

Sub Name : BASIC SHIP THEORY

Part – A (2 Mark)

Unit – I:

1. What is Lines Plan?

2. Write about axis system of a ship.
3. Give a neat sketch of Body plan.
4. Draw a Half breadth plan.
5. Sketch a Profile plan.
6. What is FOB?
7. Define FOS?
8. What is Offset Table?

Unit – II:

1. What is Water line plane?

2. List out the approximation methods available to compute area &
Volume.
3. What is Length waterline?
4. Write short notes on Breadth Waterline.
5. Write notes on Trapezoidal rule.
6. Discuss in short about Tchebycheff’s rule?
7. What is MCT?
8. Write in short about IL & IT

Unit- III:

1. Define Bonjean curve.

2. Write the applications of Bonjean curve.
3. Draw a typical bonjean curve for a vessel.
4. Define sectional area curve.
5. What are the uses of sectional area curve?
6. Draw a pressure distribution diagram of a submerged body.
7. List any four Important hydrostatic particulars.
8. Draw a transverse section and mark K,B,G,M.

Unit- IV:

1. Define Buoyancy.
2. State Law of flotation.
3. Write short notes on mass displacement.
4. What is Volume displacement?
5. State and derive the relationship between CB,CP & CM
6. What is KG?
7. Write short notes about Metacentre.
8. State Archimedes Principle.

Unit- V:

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1. Define Permeability.
2. What is stowage factor?
3. Write short notes on Subdivision.
4. What is Margin line?
5. State the use of margin line
6. What is Damage stability?
7. Write short notes on floodable length.
8. What is free surface effect.

Part – B (16 Mark)

Unit – I:

1. What is Lines plan of a ship? Explain its use in detail.

2. Sketch a typical Lines plan for a ship having single propeller. Name
the different parts of it.
3. Explain how fairing of a lines plan is done. How a set of offset is
lifted from a lines plan.
4. Explain profile, half breadth, body plan & their relationship.
5. Explain about the Lofting process and the various tools used to do
it.

Unit – II:

1. The Half ordinates(m) of a water plane, which are 6m apart

are given by 11.16,24.84,39.42,47.52,40.23,26.46,13.23.Calculate and
compare the areas of water plane as given by 1-4-1 rule, 1-3-3-1 rule
and trapezoidal rule.
2. What are the various integration methods used to find area? Explain
in detail.
3. The half ordinates of a water plan at 15m intervals commencing from
aft are 1,7,10.5,11,11,10.5,8,4 and 0. Calculate i) TPC ii) Distance
of centre of flotation from midship iii) second moment of water plane
about a transverse axis through the centre of flotation.
4. Derive BM=I/ ▼
5. L=75m
Semi ordinates at load water plane commencing from forward
0, 1, 2, 4, 5, 5, 5, 4, 3, 2, 0 (m)
The spacing between first three semi ordinates & last three semi-
ordinates are half of that between other semi-ordinates find position
of centre of floatation relative to amidships.

Unit – III:

1. What is Bonjean curve? Explain its use in detail with neat sketch.
2. Discuss in detail about sectional area curve of a ship and its use
with neat sketch
3. With neat sketch explain in detail about the hydrostatic calculation
& hydrostatic curve.
4. The following data are available from the hydrostatic curves of a
vessel.

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Draught KB KM I

(m) (m) (m) (m4)

4.9 2.49 10.73 65250
5.2 2.61 10.79 68860
Calculate the TPC at the draught of 5.05m.
5. Briefly explain the coefficients used in ship design.

Unit – IV:

1. Briefly explain how weight is distributed in ship.

2. Discuss in detail about the weight distribution methods employed in
ship design
3. Explain in detail about the procedure to draw a buoyancy curve with
neat sketch.
4. Briefly Explain how will you calculate the volume and VCB of a ship
by using Bonjean curve.
5. Discuss in detail how ships weight is supported by up thrust force
acting on ship with help of a neat sketch.

Unit – V:

1. Briefly explain Watertight subdivision of ships.

2. Discuss in detail about added weight method.
3. Explain in detail about Lost buoyancy method.
4. Draw a typical floodable length curve of a ship.
5. Discuss in detail how floodable length curve of a ship is done.