JANUARY 1981
Volume 18, Number 1 (ISSN 0025-3316)Marine Technology
1 A Simplified Stability Letter for Offshore Supply V e s s e l s by Richard B. Meyer and Kevin V. Feeney
10 Recent Developments in Barge Design, Towing, and Pushing
by Robert Latorre and Frederick Ashcroft
22 Integrated Tug/Barge Valerie F: Design and Bulk Cargo Handling Operations
by David J. Seynnour and Miklos Kossa
38 Motion Studies of a Vessel with Water on Deck by Jeff Dillingham
51 Practical Procedures for Technical and Economic Investigation of Ship Structural Details
by Donald Liu and Abram Bakker
69 Predicting Hydrodynamic Behavior of Smail-Waterplane Area Twin-Hull Ships
by Edward Numata 76 SNAME News
96 Section Activities
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109 Parcel Chemical Carriers: Characteristics and Operation
by R. S. Symon
127 Optimization of Segregated Ballast Distribution and Its Impact on Tanker Economics
by D. W. Czimmek and C. R. Jordan
149 The Professional Liability of Marine Designers and Constructors
by William N. France
158 Planning and Scheduling Hull Production Operations by H. J. Ruehsen
188 Calculating the Cross-Curves of Stability Using the Hand-Held Programmable Calculator and Printer
by Paul B. Cromer 207 SNAME Nev/s 216 Section Activities
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227 A Computer System to Derive Developable Hull Surfaces and Tables of Offsets
by John C; Clements
234 Testing of Automated S y s t e m s from the Safety Point of View
by John D. Vitkauskas and John R. Peters 245 A C a s e for a U. S . Flag Trailership Fleet
by Leo J. Donovan and Robert J. Scott
253 The U. S . Coast Guard A c a d e m y Circulating Water Channel
by Warren Colburn, William Simpson, and Vernon Phelps 264 Optimum Freeboard: A Critical R e a s s e s s m e n t of the
Balanced-Ship Concept by Nathan K. Bales
276 Shaft Alignment Using Strain G a s e s
by Albert W. Forrest, Jr., and Richard F. Labasky 285 Conversion of Tug/Barge to Offshore Platform Shuttle
Tanker Service
by Philip J. Grossweller 298 SNAME News
306 Book Review 308 Section Activities
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V o l u m e 18, Number A (ISSN 0025-3316)3 2 1 The Skaugran C l a s s 42 400-OWT R O / R O ' s by R. Keiih Michel
335 The Economics of Oil Spill Cleanup by R. A. Blanchi
342 Spill Containment and C l e a n u p — R e s e a r c h and Development
by James T. Leigh
344 Bulk Cargo Inventory Costs and Their Effect on the Design of Ships and Terminals
by Harry Benford
350 The S e a Bus Story, Part 1: History, Design, Construction, and Operation of a EUiarine Rapid-Transit System
by John Nelson Case
365 Evaluation of Concepts for Improved Controllability of Tank V e s s e l s
by E. Miller, V. Ankudinov, and T. Ternes 382 Steering Gear Requirements: Changes on the
International and Domestic S c e n e by John 0. Maxham
390 SNAIVIE News 400 Section Activities
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