Design and Analysis of New and Retrofitted Eco-Friendly Ships and Offshore Structures
A special issue of Journal of Marine Science and Engineering (ISSN 2077-1312). This special issue belongs to the section "Ocean Engineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2024 | Viewed by 6596
Special Issue Editors
Interests: marine structural design & analysis; fatigue and fracture mechanics; structural degradation; ultimate limit dtate analysis; structural reliability; risk-based maintenance; offshore wind farm
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Interests: ship structures; wave loads; strength and vibration analysis; fatigue analysis; structural reliability analysis
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue (SI) continues the previously completed SI “Design, Analysis and Maintenance of Green Innovative Marine Structures”. The scope of this new SI has been slightly adjusted to better fit modern marine industry trends in the era of climate change. In addition to the common topics related to marine structures, this SI will address the critical issues related to energy efficiency and zero pollution of newly designed and retrofitted ships and offshore structures. Although all types of ships and offshore structures are covered, studies dealing with autonomous ships, those with lightweight fibre-reinforced materials, new propulsion systems, and offshore renewable energy devices are particularly welcome. Improved numerical methods and original experimental studies on conventional and innovative marine vehicles are warmly invited for submission to this SI. Besides original research, authors are encouraged to submit case studies and review papers. A rapid review process and open access publication will be provided for all high-quality papers submitted to this SI.
Prof. Dr. Yordan Garbatov
Prof. Dr. Joško Parunov
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- ship and submarine structures
- offshore structures
- renewable energy supporting structures
- lightweight fibre-reinforced materials
- marine structural design
- structural integrity assessment
- maintenance and retrofitting
- reliability and risk assessment
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Planned Papers
The below list represents only planned manuscripts. Some of these manuscripts have not been received by the Editorial Office yet. Papers submitted to MDPI journals are subject to peer-review.
Title: Design loads for strength assessment of a semi-submersible platform of floating offshore wind turbine
Title: Numerical assessment of hull structure strength of bio-composite-made catamaran
Abstract: A wide variety of small vessels are being built with composite materials, such as glass-fibre or carbon-fibre reinforced epoxy, due to their excellent properties in production. The longevity of the well-maintained material is measured in decades. At the end of a life-cycle, such composites become a dangerous waste, with low biodegradability. A viable alternative is the use of bio-composite, such as linen-fibre reinforced bio-based epoxy. The application of bio-composites is however not straightforward, due to water absorption rates and interlaminar shear strength issues, as well as restrictions made by Classification Rules. Recently, a superstructure of a 100-passenger catamaran was built using bio-composites and mounted on a fibre-glass hull. The scope of the paper is to perform a numerical investigation of the feasibility of building the hull using bio-composites. Two approaches were considered: the equivalent strength assessment approach, and the direct strength assessment approach. The former approach relies on the equivalence between bio-composite and fibre-glass composite, when not all bio-composite material properties are known, while the latter considers all material parameters. Both global and local structural analysis is performed to assess the global strength of the hull, as well as critical structural details.
Title: Life Cycle Assessment and Impact Behavior of XCAT Powerboat Test Samples
Abstract: The topic of the paper will treat the compromise between very high performances requested in competitions in terms of Impact properties and the Life Cycle of the investigated materials. Two different materials will be investigated and comparisons will be performed.
Title: A consolidated linearised progressive flooding simulation method for onboard decision support
Abstract: In pursuing quick and precise progressive flooding simulations for decision-making support, the linearised method has emerged and undergone refinement in recent years, becoming a reliable tool, especially for onboard decision support. This study consolidates and enhances the modelling approach based on a system of differential-algebraic equations’ system capable of accommodating compartments filled with floodwater. The system can be linearised to permit analytical solutions, facilitating the utilization of larger time increments compared to conventional solvers for differential equations. Performance enhancements are achieved through the implementation of an adaptive time-step mechanism during the integration process. Furthermore, here a correction coefficient for opening areas is introduced to enable accurate modelling of free outflow scenarios, thereby mitigating issues associated with the assumption of deeply submerged openings used in governing equations. Experimental validation is conducted to compare the method’s efficacy against recent model-scale tests, specifically emphasising the improvements stemming from the correction for free outflow.