Vol. 156 No. A4 (2014) | International Journal of Maritime Engineering

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Articles

A LOCKED-POSITION MONITOR FOR IMPROVING SAFETY OF RELEASE HOOKS IN ENCLOSED LIFEBOATS

PHOTOGRAMMETRY MEASUREMENTS OF INITIAL IMPERFECTIONS FOR THE ULTIMATE STRENGTH ASSESSMENT OF PLATES

NUMERICAL PREDICTION OF SLAMMING LOADS DURING WATER ENTRY OF BOW-FLARED SECTIONS

SUPERIOR SEAWORTHINESS OF A RESONANCE-FREE FAST OCEANGOING SWATH

A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO SURVIVABILITY ASSESSMENT IN NAVAL SHIP CONCEPT DESIGN

A NUMERICAL SIMULATION INVESTIGATION OF THE HYDRODYNAMIC MOTIONS OF A SHIP ADVANCING IN WAVES

CORRECTION OF PREDICTION MODEL OUTPUT–APPLICATION TO GENERAL CORROSION MODEL

Discussion

A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO SURVIVABILITY ASSESSMENT IN NAVAL SHIP CONCEPT DESIGN