Practical Design of Ships and Other Floating Structures

This book gathers the peer-reviewed proceedings of the 14 th International Symposium, PRADS 2019, held in Yokohama, Japan, in September 2019. It brings together naval architects, engineers, academic researchers and professionals who are involved in ships and other floating structures to share the latest research advances in the field. The contents cover a broad range of topics, including design synthesis for ships and floating systems, production, hydrodynamics, and structures and materials. Reflecting the latest advances, the book will be of interest to researchers and practitioners alike.

Presents the latest research on the practical design of floating structures Brings together a range of interdisciplinary research topics of interest to the scientific community and industry alike Gathers the proceedings of the leading international conference on naval architecture and ocean engineering

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This book gathers the peer-reviewed proceedings of the 14th International Symposium, PRADS 2019, held in Yokohama, Japan, in September 2019. It brings together naval architects, engineers, academic researchers and professionals who are involved in ships and other floating structures to share the latest research advances in the field. The contents cover a broad range of topics, including design synthesis for ships and floating systems, production, hydrodynamics, and structures and materials. Reflecting the latest advances, the book will be of interest to researchers and practitioners alike.

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A Bayesian Network Approach to Evaluate Shipboard Launch and Recovery Performance in Early-Stage Ship Design.- Communication of Design Space Relationships Learned by Bayesian Networks.- Research on the Accessibility Evaluation of Cruise Passage Design Based on Passenger Movement Simulation.- Genetic Algorithm Selection for Ship Concept Design.- Controller Design of a Gantry Crane for the Safe Erection of Blocks in Shipyards.- A Study on using Hot-rolled Steel Sheet for Ship Superstructure.- Safety vs. Sustainability - How Much Underpowering Of Ships Is Acceptable ?.- Sustainability Assessment of Small Scale Fishing Vessel Operations: A Case Study in Palabuhanratu, Indonesia.- Assessing Port Congestion using Ship Movement Data: A Case Study of Tianjin Port.- Experimental and Numerical Comparisons of an Floating Absorber Wave Energy Converter in Regular Waves.- Study on Motion Response of a Floating Offshore Turbines' Unit with OWC.- Development and Design of a Floating Type Ocean Current Turbine System.