Advances in Structural and Dynamic Analysis of Ships and Marine Structures

Dear Colleagues,

The maritime industry is undergoing a major transformation promoted by sustainability, digitalization, and advanced technologies, creating new challenges and opportunities in the structural and dynamic analysis of ships and marine structures. This Special Issue seeks to consolidate research on both conventional and emerging vessel types, including smart ships, autonomous vessels, offshore platforms, and cryogenic carriers for LNG, LCO₂, and LH₂. By highlighting innovative design, analysis, and monitoring approaches, this Special Issue aims to provide insights that enhance safety, reliability, and efficiency in modern ship and marine structure operations.

The scope of this Special Issue includes structural integrity, fatigue and fracture, collision and grounding effects, fluid–structure interaction, and hydroelasticity under complex loading conditions. Contributions that present advanced methodologies, such as digital twins, real-time structural health monitoring (SHM), and AI-driven design and diagnostics, are highly encouraged.

This Special Issue welcomes both theoretical and applied studies, including numerical modeling, experimental validation, and case studies. The aim of this Special Issue is to provide a comprehensive platform for sharing innovative solutions that enhance the safety, performance, and sustainability of contemporary ship and marine structure design.

Prof. Dr. Byungyoung Moon
Dr. Dohan Oh
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

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