Advanced Design, Manufacturing and Structural Monitoring Techniques for Offshore Structures
A special issue of Journal of Marine Science and Engineering (ISSN 2077-1312). This special issue belongs to the section "Ocean Engineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 5 February 2027 | Viewed by 3
Editors
Interests: marine structures; structural health monitoring; digital twins; computational mechanics; finite element analysis; offshore engineering; structural integrity; structural reliability; advanced manufacturing; additive manufacturing; non-destructive testing; corrosion and fatigue; artificial intelligence; machine learning; lifecycle management; smart sensing technologies
Interests: modeling of offshore structures and offshore structural components; structural theories of plates and applied mathematical modeling; mechanics of solids and structures; study of composite laminated structures and advanced composite materials; fracture mechanics and crack propagation and initiation; applied numerical methods such as finite element method and mesh-free element method
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Marine structures play a fundamental role in supporting global maritime transportation, offshore energy production, coastal protection, and port infrastructure. As the marine industry continues to evolve toward smarter, more sustainable, and resilient infrastructure, there is an increasing demand for innovative approaches to structural design, advanced manufacturing technologies, and intelligent monitoring systems. At the same time, ageing infrastructure, harsh environmental conditions, and the expansion of offshore renewable energy require reliable solutions for structural assessment, maintenance, refurbishment, and lifecycle management. Recent advances in computational mechanics, finite element analysis, robotic and automated manufacturing, additive manufacturing, structural health monitoring (SHM), digital twins, smart sensing technologies, non-destructive testing (NDT), and artificial intelligence (AI) have significantly improved the design, fabrication, inspection, and maintenance of marine structures. Furthermore, emerging joining technologies, including adhesive bonding and hybrid connections, together with modern rehabilitation and strengthening techniques, are opening new opportunities for extending the service life and improving the performance of both new and existing marine infrastructure. This Special Issue aims to present the latest research and engineering developments in advanced design, manufacturing, structural monitoring, inspection, and lifecycle management of marine structures. Original research papers and comprehensive review articles addressing experimental, analytical, numerical, and data-driven approaches are welcome. Contributions focusing on practical engineering applications for offshore structures, ships, ports, coastal infrastructure, marine renewable energy systems, and other marine engineering structures are particularly encouraged. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Advanced design of marine, offshore structures
- Lightweight composite structures
- Structural mechanics and computational modelling
- Finite element analysis and numerical simulation
- Robotic and automated manufacturing
- Additive manufacturing of marine structures
- Welding, joining and fabrication technologies
- Adhesive bonding and bonded joints for marine structures
- Hybrid and multi-material structural joints
- Structural health monitoring (SHM)
- Smart sensing technologies and sensor networks
- Digital twins for marine structures
- Artificial intelligence and machine learning in marine engineering
- Non-destructive testing and structural inspection
- Structural integrity, durability, corrosion and fatigue
- Reliability, risk and resilience assessment
- Refurbishment, retrofitting and strengthening of existing marine structures
- Repair and rehabilitation of marine infrastructure
- Lifecycle management and predictive maintenance
- Offshore renewable energy structures
- Port, harbour and coastal infrastructure
Dr. Mantas Atutis
Dr. Nicholas Fantuzzi
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- composite structures
- marine structures
- offshore structures
- steel structures
- concrete structures
- floating structures
- structural health monitoring
- numerical methods
- computational fluid dynamics (CFD)
- adhesive bonding
- buckling
- structural integrity
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