Ship Dynamics, Stability and Safety

Dear Colleagues,

Ship stability is one of the most important aspects of ship performance since it has a significant impact on the design and operation of ships and offshore structures. In the field of naval architecture, “stability” is a comprehensive concept which involves ship stability fundamentals with ship dynamics and ultimately ship safety. With the IMO development of Second-Generation Intact Stability Criteria (SGISC), research in the field of “Ship Dynamics, Stability and Safety” has received more and more attention within the community of naval architecture and marine engineering. This topic is intended to share the state of the art of ship stability, ship dynamics, and ship safety. Original contributions are expected. The topics of interest include but are not limited to:

• Parametric rolling;
• Pure loss of stability;
• Dead ship stability;
• Surf-riding/broaching;
• Over acceleration;
• Roll damping and anti-rolling devices;
• CFD based ship stability;
• Stability for specific types of vessels and floating structures;
• Ship stability in operation;
• Modeling of granular materials;
• Modeling of environment.

Prof. Dr. Zaojian Zou
Prof. Dr. Weilin Luo
Topic Editors