Reeds Marine Surveying is an expanded and updated new edition of the author's Handbook of Marine Surveying.Aimed at students of marine surveying, professional marine surveyors,boatyard operators and technically-minded boat owners, it covers thelatest marine surveying technology, including analysis of themechanical behaviour of materials, failure analysis, stressconcentration, fatigue and fracture, corrosion, wood-damagingorganisms, polymer chemistry, and the composition and characteristicsof common plastics, metal, alloys and composite materials. There is also a useful survey checklist that provides practical techniques and hints for conducting a survey.'A mass of information on different materials used in boatbuilding plus their failure mechanisms... an excellent book' www.nonstopyacht.com 'A concise collection of practical, theoretical and regulatory information' Sailimakes sense!' William F Buckley
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