Reeds Vol 2: Applied Mechanics for Marine Engineers

Reeds Vol 2: Applied Mechanics for Marine Engineers is an essential textbook for professional trainees and undergraduate students studying marine engineering, naval architecture, and other marine technology related programmes.

This comprehensive guide covers the principal topics in applied mechanics, providing a solid foundation for understanding the forces and motion that govern marine systems. It is aligned with the Merchant Navy Marine Engineering Certificates of Competency (CoC) syllabus and core undergraduate syllabi in applied mechanics.

Comprehensive Coverage

Reeds Vol 2 explores a wide range of topics, including:

• Statics: The study of forces in equilibrium.
• Kinematics: The study of motion without considering the forces that cause it.
• Dynamics: The study of motion and the forces that cause it.
• Work, Power, and Energy: The concepts of work, power, and energy and their application in marine systems.
• Centripetal Forces: The forces involved in circular motion.
• Sliding Friction: The forces that resist motion between surfaces in contact.
• Moments: The turning effect of a force.
• Lifting Machines: The principles and applications of various lifting machines.
• Materials Under Stress: The behaviour of materials under different types of stress.
• Bending of Beams: The analysis of bending stresses and deflections in beams.
• Torsion of Shafts: The analysis of torsional stresses and deformations in shafts.
• Hydrostatics: The study of fluids at rest.
• Hydrodynamics: The study of fluids in motion.

Updated and Revised

This new edition has been fully updated to reflect recent changes to the Merchant Navy syllabus and current practices in marine engineering. It includes:

• More information on general principles and applications of applied mechanics in marine engineering.
• Fully worked examples interwoven into the text.
• Test examples at the end of each chapter.
• Examples reflecting modern machines and practices.
• Updated information on current legislation and syllabi.

About the Author

Paul A. Russell is a highly experienced marine engineer and educator, having served as Head of School at the National Sea Training Centre and lecturer at the University of Greenwich. He is also a marine engineering consultant and former editor of Marine Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery.