INTERNATIONAL SHIPBUILDING PROGRESS
VOL. 46, NO. 445, 1999


CONTENTS

Mahmoud R. Haddara and Yie Wang
Parametric identification of manoeuvring models for ships 5

Chun-Tsung Wang, Forng-Chen Chiu and Shiann-Jorng Horng
Hydrodynamic forces on the advancing slender body with speed effects, II: wave
exciting forces 29

Ming-Chung Fang and Yi Liou
Solving hydrodynamic problems for twin-hull body by phase transfer method 43

Terry E. Brockett
Interaction of ducted propulsor and stern for an axisymmetric hull 61

H.K. Ye and C.C. Hsiung
Time-domain motion computations of twin- and mono-hull ships in head seas 91

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INTERNATIONAL SHIPBUILDING PROGRESS
VOL. 46 , NO. 446 , 1999

CONTENTS

Andrew J. Tuite and Martin R. Renilson
The controllability of a small vessel operating in severe following seas 129

Jianguo Wu, Minghua Yu and Changwen Xu
A neural network approach for estimating the metallic hull weight of transport
ships 141

L Zhang and R Eatock Taylor
A numerical investigation of the water-line integral effect on wave diffraction by
translating bodies 151

J.C. Peyton Jones and I.Cankaya
The effect of a constant heeling moment on the main and superharmonic roll
response of a ship in regular beam seas 165

V. Anantha Subramanian and P. R. Suchithran
Interactive curve fairing and bi-quintic surface generation for ship design 189

Duan Wenyang and Dai Yishan
Time-domain calculation of hydrodynamic forces on ships with large flare
(Part 1: two-dimensional case) 209

Duan Wenyang and Dai Yishan
Time-domain calculation of hydrodynamic forces on ships with large flare
(Part 2: three-dimensional case) 223


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VOL. 46, NO. 447, 1999

M. Guner and M. Atlar
A rational approach to the design of propeller/stator combination 241


M.R. Belmont and J.M.K. Horwood
The effect of frequency distribution in sea model spectra on simulations of
deterministic sea wave prediction 265

Zoran M. Nikolic and Branislav J. Bilen
Impressed current protection of ships in fresh water 277


Weicheng Cui and Alaa E. Mansour
Generalization of a simplified method for predicting ultimate compressive
strength of ship panels 291

M. Reaz H. Khondoker
Evaluation of optimum conditions of launching a free-fall lifeboat 305


S.M. Calisal, A. Akinturk, D. Howard and J. Mikkelsen
Application of motion algorithms for safe fishing vessel designs 319

Apostolos Papanikolaou and Anastasios Vagias
Simulation of large amplitude roll motions by hybrid computing tools 343