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Volume 1

Part I : Marine Environment
Chapter 1 : Nonlinear Ocean Wave Groups with High Waves
Chapter 2 : Joint Long Term Models of Met-Ocean Parameters
Chapter 3 : New Generation of Wind and Wave Climate Handbooks - Guide to Naval Architect and for Offshore Activity
Chapter 4 : Non-Linear and Non-Stationary Sea Waves
Chapter 5 : Metocean Data and Models for Application in The Offshore Industry
Chapter 6 : Large Waves in Sea States
Chapter 7 : Long Term and Extreme Value Models of Wave Data
Chapter 8 : Analysis of Ocean Wave Measurements - Some Recent Studies
Chapter 9 : Application of Navigation Radar for Estimating Wave Spectra
Chapter 10 : Nonlinear Interactions and Extreme Waves: Envelope Equations and Experimental Results
Chapter 11 : Short-Term Wave Statistics in Sea States with Two Peaked Spectrum
Chapter 12 : High Resolution Wave Model Simulations in The Portuguese Nearshore
Chapter 13 : Hindcast Studies of The Wave Conditions on The Portuguese Coast
Chapter 14 : Modelling of Deep-Water Rogue Waves: Different Frameworks
Chapter 15 : On The Use of Vector Autoregressive (Var) and Regime Switching Var Models for The Simulation of Sea and Wind State Parameters
Chapter 16 : Analysis of Random Waves in Ocean Engineering
Chapter 17 : On The Distribution of Large Wave Heights: Nonlinear Effects
Chapter 18 : Application of The Hilbert Huang Transform Analysis to Sea Waves
Chapter 19 : Wave Hindcasting: Purpose and Design

Part II : Dynamics & Hydrodynamics
Chapter 20 : Structural Reliability Including Response to Breaking Wave Loads and The Assessment of Cracks in Connections
Chapter 21 : Dynamic Simulation Techniques for The Evaluation of The Propulsion System Behavior
Chapter 22 : Model Tests and Simulations on a Wave Energy Converter Based on Inverse Offshore Engineering
Chapter 23 : Response Based Design - Limiting Loads and Motions of Offshore Structures in Extreme Sea States
Chapter 24 : Hydroelasticity of Marine Structures
Chapter 25 : Slamming and Green-Water Phenomena on Ships
Chapter 26 : Vertical Bending Moments on a Turret Moored Fpso Platform Induced By Extreme Waves
Chapter 27 : Nonlinear Maneuvering Theory and Path-Following Control
Chapter 28 : Contemporary Approaches in The Hydroelastic Analysis of Floating and Submerged Structures
Chapter 29 : Second Order Wave Induced Loads on Vertical Bodies of Revolution
Chapter 30 : Guidance and Control of Autonomous Vehicles
Chapter 31 : Dynamics and Control of Ocean Systems
Chapter 32 : Random Wave-Induced Scour Around Marine Structures Using a Stochastic Method
Chapter 33 : On The Assessment of Coupled Parametric Rolling of Ships in Head Seas
Chapter 34 : Roll Damping of Flat-Bottom Hulls: Critique of The Quadratic Reason
Chapter 35 : Rule Related Developments on Wave-Induced Loads for Ships and Offshore Structures
Chapter 36 : Development of a Methodology for Parametric Rolling Prediction
Chapter 37 : Modelling Wave Induced Ship Motions and Loads
Chapter 38 : A Sophisticated Beam Model for Hydroelastic Analysis of Ultra Large Container Ships
Chapter 39 : Comparative Study of Numerical Simulation Methods on The Prediction of Parametric Roll of Ships in Waves
Chapter 40 : Mathematical Models for Simulation of Manoeuvring Performance of Ships
Chapter 41 : Hydroelasticity of Ships: Taking Stock and Looking to The Future
Chapter 42 : Virtual Environments for Simulation and Study of Maritime Scenarios
Chapter 43 : Modelling of Green Water Loading and Manoeuvring of Ships
Chapter 44 : Computational Fluid Mechanics and Vortex Induced Vibrations
Chapter 45 : Geometrical and Viscosity Effects on The Hydrodynamic Properties of Heaving Cylinders

Author Index

Volume 2

Part III : Marine Structures
Chapter 46 : Product Lifecycle Management in The Shipbuilding and Shipping Industries
Chapter 47 : Optimal Design and Control of Nonlinear Structures and Mechanical Systems
Chapter 48 : Ultimate Strength and Reliability of Composite Material Structures
Chapter 49 : Collision Strength of Ship Structures–a State of The Art Review
Chapter 50 : Fatigue Strength Assessment of Welded Ship Structures Based on Experimental and Numerical Analyses
Chapter 51 : Fatigue Assessment of Marine Structures
Chapter 52 : Ultimate Strength of Ship Structures
Chapter 53 : A Review on Development of Weld Induced Distortion Analysis
Chapter 54 : Ultimate Strength of Ships and Offshore Structures
Chapter 55 : Optimization of Ship Structures
Chapter 56 : Buckling Strength of Thin-Walled Elements with Initial Geometric Imperfections
Chapter 57 : Designing for Protection Against Collision
Chapter 58 : Impact on Marine Composite Laminated Materials
Chapter 59 : Methods for Analysis of The Ultimate Capacity and Structural Response of Stiffened Panels
Chapter 60 : Corrosion Protection of Steel Ships - Localized High Strain Failures of Protective Coating
Chapter 61 : Geometric Modelling and Product Data Management in Ship Design
Chapter 62 : Ship Crashworthiness in Risk Based Design

Part IV : Safety, Reliability & Maintenance
Chapter 63 : Foundations of Risk Assessment
Chapter 64 : Simulation Methods in Structural Reliability
Chapter 65 : Use of Particle Swarm in The Maintenance Plan Optimization
Chapter 66 : Structural Reliability of Intact and Damaged Ship Hull Girders
Chapter 67 : Reliability Based Maintenance of Marine Structures
Chapter 68 : Corrosion Modeling in Marine Structures
Chapter 69 : On The Use of Imperfect Monitoring Information in Condition-Based Maintenance Decision Making
Chapter 70 : On Some Aspects of The Reliability of Ship’s Hull Girder Structure
Chapter 71 : Occupational Safety in Several Industrial Sectors
Chapter 72 : Some Multivariate Probability Distributions for Reliability Assessment of Marine Structures
Chapter 73 : Reliability of Intact and Damaged Ships in The Ultimate Limit State: A Review
Chapter 74 : Queuing Systems and Quality Management as Part of “Stochastic Science & Engineering”
Chapter 75 : Reliability Centered Maintenance
Chapter 76 : Deterministic and Probabilistic Methods Applied to Damage Stability
Chapter 77 : Petri Nets Modelling and Calculations for Ram and Sil Analyses
Chapter 78 : Formal Safety Assessments and Risk Based Design in The Maritime Industry
Chapter 79 : Reliability-Based Planning of Inspection, Operation and Maintenance for Offshore Oil & Gas Structures and Wind Turbines
Chapter 80 : Reliability Assessment of Plate Elements with Random Properties
Chapter 81 : Assessment of Ship Structural Reliability
Chapter 82 : Time-Variant Structural Reliability Assessment
Chapter 83 : A Snapshot on Maintenance Modeling and Applications
Chapter 84 : Transportation
Chapter 85 : The Role of Ports in Short Sea Shipping

Author Index