Ship Design & Construction

In the recent decades we could witness quite significant technological advances in establishing and developing the new modeling procedures and methods for conducting the structural assessment of the marine structures. Some of the assessment methods have been incorporated into the methods commonly used for the analysis and design of the efficient vessel structures.

The present publication is also dealing with the fabrication of such structures and contains the papers which have been formally presented in the course of the Third MARSTRUCT held in Hamburg in 2011. The content of the book has been arranged in six sections, covering the tools and methods for strength assessment and establishing loads and their effects, experimental analysis of marine structures, their fabrication, structural reliability of those structures, structural design, optimization, safety issues and protection of the environment.

The book is intended for use in scientific organizations, universities, class societies, by ship designers, owners and all people involved in the design analysis of the marine structures. It will also be useful for the people willing to keep in the loop of the latest technical happenings.

The present publication is dedicated to the random ways - the ways of this type are considered maybe the most critical constituent of the marine environment. The reason for that is that the random waves are making the process of designing the maritime and offshore structures significantly differ from the design of the structures that are located ashore.

The author of the book, Yoshimi Goda, fully explores the theoretical concept of these waves as applicable to the design of the breakwaters and seawalls, as well as of the harbor structures for easier comprehension by the practical industry engineers. All theoretical aspects involved have also been discussed. The publication is deservedly treated as a Bible on this subject since it covers the theory of the design of the maritime structures in more details than many recognized standards do.

The engineers will for sure find this volume very useful because it provides a good overview of all existing methods of description of the waves in question, with the particular attention being paid to the extreme waves. The objective of the author of this volume was twofold - to provide the engineers with the useful tool to deal with random seas, and to serve as a very practical design handbook for graduate students.

This book will provide required practical reference and will therefore be of great use for the students and practicing naval architects, noting that the content is up-to-date. The volume shall be highly recommended to the people engaged in developing the design of the ships trying to reach higher efficiency and operational economy.

Apart from just documenting the ship design procedures, this book is also touching the new computer-based design methods. According to the reviews, this is a very comprehensive treatise of ship design giving students valuable advice on the design of the ship, particularly focusing on the hull. The operational economy of the ships has also been paid serious attention by the author.

The material contained in the volume is directly usable making it a good choice for the working specialists, such as the ship designers; however, the easy-to-follow way it is presented in makes it also a perfect textbook for the students at all levels who can use it as a supplementary reading. In fact, this is one of the most popular books available on ship design with emphasis made on the efficiency aspects since there are not too many publications addressing this today.