Advances in the Collision and Grounding of Ships and Offshore Structures

This  book offers state-of-the-art developments in the collision and  grounding of ship and offshore structures. The topics covered by the  contributions include: dynamics of vessels in collision and grounding;  collision and grounding in Arctic conditions; collision and grounding  statistics and measures of the probability of incidents; risk assessment  of collision and grounding; measures for reduction of collision and  grounding, machine learning methods for the evaluation of probabilistic  collision and grounding risk; new designs for improvement of structural  resistance to collisions; analysis of ultimate strength of damaged ship  structures; design of buffer bows to reduce collision consequences;  innovative navigation systems for safer sea transportation, collision  between ships and offshore structures; collision between ships and fixed  or floating bridges, collision and grounding experiments; properties of  materials under impact loadings; residual strength of damaged ships and  offshore structures; hull girder response of ships under severe dynamic  loadings. The book is aimed at naval architects, marine engineers and  scientists.

The ICCGS conferences  aim to present state-of-the-art methods for analysis and design against  collision and grounding of ships, collisions between ships and icebergs,  offshore structures, bridges, submerged tunnels and waterfront  structures. Previous conferences were held in: San Francisco, USA in  1996; Copenhagen, Denmark in 2001; Tokyo, Japan in 2004; Hamburg,  Germany in 2007; Helsinki, Finland in 2010; Trondheim, Norway in 2013;  Ulsan, South Korea in 2016, and Lisbon, Portugal in 2019.

The Proceedings in Marine Technology and Ocean Engineering series  is devoted to the publication of proceedings of peer-reviewed  international conferences dealing with various aspects of ‘Marine  Technology and Ocean Engineering’. The Series includes the proceedings  of the following conferences: the International Maritime Association of  the Mediterranean (IMAM) Conferences, the Marine Structures (MARSTRUCT)  Conferences, the Renewable Energies Offshore (RENEW) Conferences and the  Maritime Technology (MARTECH) Conferences, and the Collision and  Grounding of Ships and Offshore Structures (ICCGS) conferences. The  ‘Marine Technology and Ocean Engineering’ series is also open to new  conferences that cover topics on the sustainable exploration and  exploitation of marine resources in various fields, such as maritime  transport and ports, usage of the ocean including coastal areas,  nautical activities, the exploration and exploitation of mineral  resources, the protection of the marine environment and its resources,  and risk analysis, safety and reliability. The aim of the series is to  stimulate advanced education and training through the wide dissemination  of the results of scientific research.