Ship Structures and Structural Design Practice

P. A. Caridis

doi:10.1017/9781009465892.002

1 - Ship Structures and Structural Design Practice

Published online by Cambridge University Press: 20 March 2025

P. A. Caridis

Show author details

P. A. Caridis: Affiliation:
National Technical University of Athens

Book contents

Get access

Summary

This chapter provides an introduction to ship structures and includes descriptions of structural arrangements of the most important types of merchant ships and the properties of the materials used. This is followed by a discussion of the need to consider ship structures at different levels of analysis (top-down approach). The role of structural modelling, and in particular modelling applicable to global strength, is described. In the second part of the chapter an overview of current practice in ship structural design is presented, in which similarities between merchant and warship structural design are highlighted. The role of classification societies is described as well as that of the IMO Goal-Based-Standards. A comparison of classification society rules follows. The role of computer-based techniques is discussed. In the last section recommendations for good practice in ship structural design are provided.

Keywords

structural analysis structural design top-down approach classification societies structural arrangements materials

Type: Chapter
Information: Global Strength of Ships
Analysis and Design using Mathematical Methods
, pp. 1 - 45

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009465892.002 [Opens in a new window]

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Print publication year: 2025

Access options

Get access to the full version of this content by using one of the access options below. (Log in options will check for institutional or personal access. Content may require purchase if you do not have access.)

Book purchase

Temporarily unavailable

References

Ashe, G. et al. (2009) Naval Ship Design. Committee V.5 Rept. in: Jang, C. D. Hong, S. Y. (Eds) Proc. 17th Int. Ship & Offsh. Struct. Cong. Vol. 2. Seoul: Seoul Nat. Univ. 289–307.Google Scholar

Beach, J. E. Bruchman, D. D. Sikora, J. P. (2003) Advanced Double Hull Concept Reduces Costs Increases Capabilities. AMPTIAC Quart. Vol. 7 5–11.Google Scholar

Buermann, T. M. (1969) Structural Components. Chapter V in: d’ Arcangelo, A. M. (Ed) Ship Design and Construction. Jersey City, NJ: SNAME 191–250.Google Scholar

Chalmers, D. W. (1993) Design of Ships’ Structures. London: HMSO Publications.Google Scholar

d’ Arcangelo, A. M. (1964) A Guide to Sound Ship Structures. Centreville, MD: Cornell Maritime Press.Google Scholar

Department of Defense (1998) Integrated Product and Process Development Handbook. Washington, DC: DOD.Google Scholar

Det Norske Veritas (2005) Hull Structure Course.Google Scholar

Dimitracopoulos, J. (2008) Lloyds Register Presentation. Piraeus.Google Scholar

“EconStats : Iron ore prices and iron ore producers” Econstats.com. [Online]. Available: www.econstats.com/rt_ironore.htm. [Accessed: 19 December 2020].Google Scholar

“Hardness” Uni-kiel.de. [Online]. Available: www.tf.uni-kiel.de/matwis/amat/mw1_ge/kap_8/advanced/t8_4_2.html. [Accessed: 19 December 2020].Google Scholar

Hughes, O. F. Paik, J. K. (2009) Ship Structural Analysis and Design. Jersey City, NJ: SNAME.Google Scholar

International Association of Classification Societies (2008) Common Structural Rules for Double Hull Oil Tankers.Google Scholar

“International Council on Systems Engineering Website” Incose.org. [Online]. Available: www.incose.org/. [Accessed: 19 December 2020].Google Scholar

International Maritime Organisation (2010) Adoption of the International Goal-based Ship Construction Standards for Bulk Carriers and Oil Tankers Resolution MSC.287(87).Google Scholar

Kendrick, A. Daley, D. C. (2006) Comparative Study of Naval and Commercial Ship Structure Design Standards. Ship Struct. Comm. Rept. SSC-446 Washington.Google Scholar

Moan, T. (2006) Marine Structures for the Future. Keppel Inaugural Lecture Singapore.Google Scholar

Nippon Steel (2002) Application of Titanium to Construction Civil Engineering and Ocean Development Nippon Steel Technical Rept. No 85.Google Scholar

Okumoto, Y. Takeda, Y. Mano, M. Okada, T. (2008) Design of Ship Hull Structures. Berlin: Springer Verlag.Google Scholar

“Online Materials Information Resource – MatWeb” Matweb.com. [Online]. Available: www.matweb.com. [Accessed: 19 December 2020].Google Scholar

Pomeroy, V. (2010) Lloyd’s Register marks 250 years. Lloyd’s Register of Shipping London.Google Scholar

Pradillon, J.-Y. et al. (2012) Design Methods. Committee IV.2. in: Fricke, W. Bronsart, R. (Eds) Proc. 18th Int. Ship & Offsh. Struct. Cong. Vol. 1. Hamburg: Schiffahrts-Verlag Hansa GmbH & Co KG 507–576.Google Scholar

Segretain, J.-F. (2009) Gigantism in Shipbuilding and Correlative Safety Requirements. Le Rendez-vous de l’ Assurance des Transports Bureau Veritas Presentation, Cannes.Google Scholar

“Ship design process” Deltamarin.com 30-Sep-2014. [Online]. Available: https://deltamarin.com/shipdesign/ship-design-process/. [Accessed: 19 December 2020].Google Scholar

Society for the Registry of Shipping (1818) The Register of Shipping for the Year 1818. London.Google Scholar

Steelguru.com. [Online]. Available: https://steelguru.com/. [Accessed: 19 December 2020].Google Scholar

Suzuki, S. Muraoka, R. Obinata, T. Endo, S. Horita, T. Omata, K. (2004) Steel Products for Shipbuilding JFE Technical Rept. No. 2.Google Scholar

Takahashi, H. Goto, A. Abe, M. (2006) Study on Standards for Main Dimensions of the Design Ship. Technical Note of Nat. Institute for Land and Infrastructure Management Japan Vol. 309.Google Scholar

UNCTAD (2019) Review of Maritime Transport.Google Scholar

Ziliotto, F. et al. (1991) Quasi-static Load Effects. Committee II.1 Rept. in: Hsu, P. H. Wu, Y. S. (Eds) Proc. 11th Int. Ship & Offsh. Struct. Cong. Vol. 1. Amsterdam: Elsevier Applied Science 163–238.Google Scholar