The maritime transport is guilty for about 2.5% of global greenhouse gases emission, since 940 million tonnes of CO2 are emitted around every year [1]. Moreover, even though now the 96% of ships can be recycled, current recycling practices cause negative environmental impacts. Indeed, researches carried out on ‘ships graveyard’ showed a concentration of petroleum hydrocarbons 16,793% higher...
The aluminium alloys most commonly used in the marine sector are those of the 5xxx (Al-Mg) and 6xxx (Al-Mg-Si) series, as they can guarantee both a good mechanical behaviour and good resistance to corrosion which is one of the main properties required for materials used in the marine constructions: sea water in fact contains high amounts of chlorides that can cause, after short exposure times,...
The shifting of the neutral axis in the cross section of ship structures is an important result of progressive collapse analyses. Especially for damaged ship structures where the load carrying capacity is reduced, to ensure a safe salvage operation, the residual hull girder strength has to be estimated rapidly.
The main purpose of the present study is to apply a Deep Neural Network (DNN)...
THALASSA is a large research project, developed in the field of the naval structures. It aimed at studying innovative solutions of significant impact in increasing environmental sustainability through a weight reduction, a careful production planning and a circular approach to the entire life cycle of the parts, from design to the disposal/recycle/reuse. The project is led by NAVTEC...
Integration of lightweight and sustainable solutions in marine structures design is essential to achieve weight reduction goals and improve structural response. A key step to assess the reliability of innovative structural solutions is represented by large-scale experimental investigation.
The current paper deals with the analysis of a lightweight ship balcony overhang, which includes an...
