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The SSC mission is to enhance the safety of life at sea, promote technology and education advancements in marine transportation, and to protect the marine environment. This will be done through advocating, participating in, and supporting cooperative research and development in Structural Design, Life Cycle Risk Management of Marine Structures, and Production Technologies.
WHAT'S NEW

  • We have completed our new Case Studies; Check out the Educational Case Studies page for details. [NEW]

    • Bulk Carriers
    • Double Hull Tank Barges
    • MSC Carla
    • Prestige
    • Titanic RMS
    • RV Western Flyer

  • The Ship Structure Committee is pleased to announce the upcoming publication of the following three research reports:
    • SSC-456 "Buckling Collapse Testing of Friction Stir Welded Aluminum Stiffened Plate Structures"
    • SSC-457 "Ship Frame Research Program - An Experimental Study of Ship Frames and Grillages Subjected to Patch Loads"
    • SSC-458 "Exact Mapping of Residual Stress in Ship Hull Structures by Use of Neutron Diffraction"
         However, these will not be posted onto the website until June 2009

  • All SSC reports are available on the Website under "Research Reports". All SSC reports have been indexed and are searchable. A hard copy may also be ordered from: National Technical Information Service - Ph. (703) 605-6000 (Please provide the NTIS Accession # when ordering)







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