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Author:   Adrian B. Biran (Associate Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology)
Publisher:   Elsevier Science & Technology
Imprint:   Butterworth-Heinemann Ltd
Weight:   0.840kg
ISBN:  

9780081003282

ISBN 10:   0081003285
Pages:   524
Publication Date:   26 November 2018
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Section I: Traditional Methods 1. Elements of descriptive geometry 2. The hull surface - Graphic definition 3. Geometric properties of plane figures Section II: Differential Geometry 4. Parametric curves 5. Curvature 6. Surfaces Section III: Computer Methods 7. Cubic splines 8. Geometrical transformations 9. Bezier curves 10. B-splines and NURBS 11. Computer representation of surfaces Section IV: Applications in Naval Architecture 12. Applications to naval-architectural software 13. Hull transformations by computer software 14. Conformal mapping 15. Answers to selected exercises

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Adrian B. Biran received his MSc and DSc from Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, as well as a Diplomat Engineer degree from the Bucharest Polytechnic Institute. He worked extensively in design in Romania (at IPRONAV-The Institute of Ship Projects, the Bucharest Studios and IPA-The Institute of Automation Projects) and in Israel (at the Israel Shipyards and the Technion Research and Development Foundation). Dr. Biran has also worked as a project instructor in Romania at the Technical Military Academy and in Israel at the Ben Gurion University. He has taught subjects including Machine Design, Engineering Drawing, and Naval Architecture. He has authored several papers on subjects such as computational linguistics and computer simulations of marine systems and subjects belonging to Ship Design. He is also the author of Ship Hydrostatics and Stability, Second Edition (BH).

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