Text-book of theoretical naval architecture (1889)
Attwood, Edward L. (Edward Lewis), 1871- · London, New York [etc.] Longmans, Green, and Co. · leaf 174
ty is shown in Fig. 69 by thecurve A. The deck-edge becomes immersed at an inclinationof 14^°, and from this angle the curve increases less rapidlythan before, and, having reached a maximum value, decreases,the angle of vanishing stability being reached at about 38°. Now consider the effect of… … 10. 20. 30. 40. 50- 60. 70. — Angle of Inclination.— Fig. 69. position of the centre of gravity has remained unaltered, theincrease of beam has caused an increase of GM, the meta-centric height, because the transverse metacentre has gone up.We know that for small angles the lever of statical…
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