Preventing Injuries of High Speed Marine Craft Operators: Incorporating Spinal Injury Models in the Analyses of Various Seat Suspension Principles

On board of High Speed marine Craft (HSC), the crew and the passengers are exposed to high levels of Whole Body Vibrations (WBV) and large magnitude Repeated mechanical Shocks (RS) caused by the motions of the craft. The HSCs are typically 10 meters long, capable of reaching a maximum speed up to 50 knots and widely used by various maritime...

Structural Design and Optimisation Tool for Large Composite Ships

Structural ship design is gradually changing from the use of rule-based design methods to more rational-based design methods. The rational-based design methods are entirely based on structural theory and computer-based methods, while the rule-based design methods are formed by prescriptive rules from classification societies. In rational-based...