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Introduction
MarineWiki is our ambitious initiative to aggregate the extensive know how of our network of professionals in the Marine Industry. This encyclopedia of the Marine Industry will serve as a reference for students as well as practicing professionals.
Description
Naval architecture is a branch of engineering that deals with the design and construction of ships and other marine structures. This engineering is a mix of art and science. Proposing the initial, conceptual design that meets many conflicting requirements is largely art; analyzing and refining it applies techniques based on sound scientific principles.
One of the basic goal of a naval architect is to assure that the vessel will survive any reasonable weather when handled with reasonable prudence, and yet still perform its function efficiently.
Sabyasachi Mohanty, a practicing naval architect defines, " ...when the intricate art of architecture intertwines with the fanciful imaginations of marine structures and economics, what evolves out of this exotic culmination is naval architecture."
On a lighter note, boat building is considered one of the oldest professions along with pottery and prostitution.
Marine engineering is a branch of engineering that deals with the design, installation and even operation of marine machinery. In shipbuilding, marine engineers deals with the design of all machinery systems, in most cases along with the naval architect.
Synopsis
An attempt has been made to cover all the aspects of Naval architecture and Marine engineering in this site through various sub-sections.
- TIME LINE - a detailed account of the history of ships and shipping
- SHIPS - all the kinds of ships and vessels are described
- SHIP DESIGN - a detailed description of the design of various types of ships
- SHIP CONSTRUCTION - a detailed description of the construction of ships from scratch
- SHIP REPAIR - description of ship repair after delivery in drydock as well as out of it
- SHIP CONVERSION - describes various conversion process
- INSPECTIONS - our experiences as an owners representative at new shipbuilding projects
- OFFSHORE - the industry and its description
- DESIGN NOTES - our experiences in designing
- GENERAL INFO - Information about the marine industry
- RULES & REGULATIONS - provides an explanation and the logic behind the rules. Application of the rules is mentioned in the DESIGN NOTES
- PROJECTS - a list of interesting projects pursued by Team MarineWiki
- GREATS - to facilitate all aspiring Naval Architects and Marine engineers to get inspiration, this section contains the biography of some leading lights
One last word. If you feel that you have benefited from the information provided, please make sure that you share some of your knowledge to others through this site.
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We have launched a new forum to discuss on the various aspects of naval architecture, marine engineering and ocean engineering. You can access this forum in Marinewiki Forum
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