Design and Analysis of Ship Structure
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: 10 October 2025 | Viewed by 39
Special Issue Editor
Interests: machine learning and data analysis; sloshing of LNG and LH2; naval ship survivability; computational welding mechanics; ship production and design
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The structural design of ships is undergoing significant transformation as the maritime industry embraces sustainability, digitalization, and vessel specialization. This Special Issue seeks to consolidate recent advances in the design, analysis, and intelligent monitoring of both conventional ships and emerging vessel types, including smart ships, autonomous vessels, podded propulsion ships, and fuel cell-powered ships, as well as cryogenic carriers for LNG, LCO2, and LH2.
These advanced ship types demand robust structural integrity, high-performance insulation systems, and reliable thermal-mechanical behavior to support safe and energy-efficient operations. In addition to new paradigms, this Special Issue welcomes studies on traditional structural concerns, such as fatigue analysis, collision and grounding effects, ultimate strength assessment, and fluid-structure interaction (FSI) under complex loading conditions.
Simultaneously, the integration of Digital Twin technologies, real-time structural health monitoring (SHM), and AI-based design automation—utilizing deep learning, Transformer models, and natural language processing (NLP)—offers innovative tools for predictive diagnostics, performance enhancement, and life-cycle optimization of ship structures.
We welcome original research and review articles addressing theoretical modeling, experimental validation, and regulatory-compliant structural solutions that can drive innovation in modern ship design.
Prof. Dr. Jang Hyun Lee
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- ship structural design
- electric vessels and fuel cell-powered vessels
- LNG, LCO2, LH2 carrier structures
- cryogenic insulation and boil-off gas (BOG) control
- fatigue, collision, and ultimate strength analysis
- fluid-structure interaction (FSI)
- digital twin and structural health monitoring (SHM)
- AI-based structural design and analysis
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