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Demonstrates using LS to get S-value tables.
    `Demonstrates using LS to get S-value tables. Required version 8.52B or later.
    
    project svalues
    read tanker.gf
    
    report svalues
    \\\\\\\\\\\
    \S-Value Tables\
    \\For Longitudinal Shear and Bending Calculations\
    \\
    \  S-Values are shear force and bending moments at specified longitudinal
    \  positions due to bouyancy only.  They are related only to hull form
    \  and have nothing to do with weight distribution.
    
    UNITS MT
    
    variables d,dd,d1,dloc,n
    lbp 94.5
    set dloc=47.25f `<--- mean draft location
    
    `Create a frame file for this vessel:
    me (report) tanker.fra
    me ""FR65" -213
    me ""FR55" -180
    me ""FR45" -148
    me ""FR35" -115
    me ""FR25"  -82
    me (report) off
    
    `Declare variables to receive shear force and bending moment values for each frame:
      macro var
       variable fr%1$sf,fr%1$bm
      /
    
    `iterate macro 6 times, incrementing first parameter by 10 each iteration.
    .var(5,10) 25
    
    `Macro to set short-named variables to shear force and bending moment values:
      macro fr
       variables sf%2,bm%2
       set sf%2={fr%1$sf}, bm%2={fr%1$bm}
      /
    
    `Page heading macro:
      macro page
       page
       \S-Value Table\
       \
       \------------------- Trim %1 (M) ---------------------\
       \ Mean                                                      \
       \ Draft   Fr 25      Fr 35      Fr 45      Fr 55      Fr 65 \
       \ ----------------------------------------------------------\
      /
    
    `Generates a table row:
     macro draft
      draft @ {dloc}={d}
      solve weight, lcg
      `status
      ls /fra /noprint /sternzero /noweight `/sternzero
      .fr 25 1
      .fr 35 2
      .fr 45 3
      .fr 55 4
      .fr 65 5
      \
      \{ d:2}{   sf1:0} {   sf2:0} {   sf3:0} {   sf4:0} {   sf5:0} S.F.\
      \      {   bm1:0} {   bm2:0} {   bm3:0} {   bm4:0} {   bm5:0} B.M.\
     /
    
    `All drafts in range:
    macro drafts
     .draft
     set d={d} plus {dd}
     if {d}>{d1} then exit
     set n={n} plus 1
     if {n}>15 then .page %1 | set n=0
     exit drafts %1
    /
    
    `At given trim:
    macro trim
     trim %1/
     .page %1
     set d=2.0    `<--- initial draft
     set dd=0.25  `<--- draft increment
     set d1=8.25  `<--- final draft
     set n=0
     .drafts %1
    /
    
    vcg=5.0
    heel=0
    fix heel
    
    .trim -1
    .trim 0
    .trim 1
    .trim 2
    .trim 3
    print prev
    report off
    
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