Director of Ship and Offshore Structural Mechanics Laboratory Department of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering, Pusan National University 30 Jangjeon-Dong, Geumjeong-Gu, Busan, Korea.

International Editorial Advisory Board (IEAB):
Weicheng Cui, China

Paul A. Frieze, PAFA Consulting, UK

Yoshiaki Kodama, National Maritime Research Institute, Japan

David Molyneux, Memorical University of Newfoundland, Canada and Prof. P. Wilson, University of Southampton, UK

Anil K. Thayamballi, Chevron Shipping Company, USA

P.A. Wilson, UK

Seung K. Park, Samsung Heavy Industries, Korea

Ge (George) Wang, American Bureau of Shipping, USA

Ships and Offshore Structures

The Ocean Environment and Phenomena ,

David Molyneux, Memorical University of Newfoundland, Canada and Prof. P. Wilson, University of Southampton, UK

1. Importance of the ocean to human economic life: trade routes; fish; mineral resources protection
2. The world’s waterways
3. Properties: fresh water; salt water; air
4. Ports, harbors and inland waterways
5. Winds, tides and currents
6. Wind driven waves: capillary; gravity; sea states; spectra
7. Snow and icing
8. Air and sea temperatures
9. Marine growth
10. Tank sloshing
11. Bow slamming
12. Green water
13. Tsunamis and shallow water waves
14. Design basis environmental conditions

Design Principles, Criteria, and Regulations,

Anil K. Thayamballi, Chevron Shipping Company, USA

1. Structural design principles: fundamental
2. Criteria for structural design and strength assessment
3. Design format: deterministic; partial safety factor; probabilistic
4. Design principles for propulsion
5. Design principles for resistance
6. Design principles for stability
7. Design principles for station-keeping
8. Design principles for motions and maneuverability
9. Design principles for health, safety, and the environment
10. Regulations, international standards, and recommended practices: ships; offshore structures

Theory and Analysis/Design Methodologies,

Yoshiaki Kodama, National Maritime Research Institute, Japan

1. Hydrostatics: mass and buoyancy; reserve buoyancy and freeboard; basic stability (metacentric height, centre of buoyancy, centre of gravity); large angle stability (righting moment arm) …
2.Hydrodynamics: analysis of actions; wave induced actions (loads); surface waves from moving ship; tank sloshing; bow slamming; green water; wave-structure interaction; lift; drag; viscosity (including basic propeller design and VIV); cavitation; model testing and numerical analysis (including CFD) …
3. Structural mechanics: analysis of action effects (stress, displacement); limit state assessment (serviceability limit states, ultimate limit states, fatigue limit states, accidental limit states) …
4. Reliability analysis methods
5. Risk assessment: probability of hazards; consequence

Ship Design and Building,

Seung K. Park, Samsung Heavy Industries, Korea

1. Types of ships: merchant ships; naval ships; special ships …
2. Requirements: functional requirements (mission); owner’s requirements
3. Ship design process: basic
4.Structure and layout: structural characteristics; general arrangement; materials; equipment; machinery; propulsion; maneuvering; navigation …
5. Shipbuilding process: basic
6. Shipbuilding methods/techniques: welding; block assemblage; novel methods …
7. Production and manufacturing: computer-based production model; CAE; CAM …
8. Cost estimation: design; building
9. Yard for shipbuilding: layout; facilities

Offshore Design and Building,

Paul A. Frieze, PAFA Consulting, UK

1. Types of offshore structures: fixed type (jack-ups, jackets); floating type for production (semi-submersibles, spars, TLPs, FPSOs); floating type for exploration (drill ships) …
2. Requirements: functional requirements (mission); owner’s requirements
3. Offshore design process: front and end engineering
4. Structure and layout: structural characteristics; general arrangement (hull part, topsides); materials; equipment; machinery; risers; moorings; dynamic positioning system …
5. Offshore building process: basic
6. Offshore building methods/techniques: hull construction; topsides; novel methods …
7. Production and manufacturing: computer-based production model; CAE; CAM …
8. Cost estimation: design; building
9. Yard for offshore building; layout; facilities

Operation and Decommissioning,

G Wang, American Bureau of Shipping, USA

1. Navigation and logistics: ships; offshore structures
2. Inspection and maintenance: ships; offshore structures
3. Condition assessment (health monitoring): age-related deterioration (corrosion, fatigue cracking); residual strength of damaged structures …
4. Decommissioning for ships
5. Decommissioning for offshore structures

Last Update September 1, 2008.