1991 SSC Symposium Agenda

MARCH 18-19,1991 Sheraton National Hotel Arlington, VA    Session 1 - Symposium Theme: Problems, Background and Goals "The Underwriter's Perspective" L. Lindfelt [Full Paper (pdf) ] "Viewpoint of the Classification Societies" A. d'E.Bourneuf [Full Paper (pdf) ] "Inspection Methods and Equipment" G.J. Strait [Full Paper (pdf) ] "The Owner/Operator Perspective on Inspection and Maintenance" G. Blake [Full Paper (pdf) ] Session 2 - Maintenance Concepts and Approaches to Aging Structures "Structural Maintenance for New and Existing Ships: Overview,Fatigue Cracking and Repairs" R.G. Bea, R. Pollard, R. Schulte-Strathaus, R.Baker [Full Paper (pdf) ] "A Survey of Some Important Research Areas Related to Marine Maintenance" C. Aage, N.G. Fog [Full Paper (pdf) ] "Fatigue/Fracture Reliability and Maintainability Process and its Application to Marine Structures" P.H. Wirsching, B. Stahl, T.Y. Torng, C.J. Kung [Full Paper (pdf) ] "Fatigue Reliability Model for Inspection, Updating and Repair of Welded Geometries " E.H. Cramer, R.G. Bea [Full Paper (pdf) ] "Probability-Based Cost Benefit Analysis of Fatigue Design, Inspection and Maintenance" H.O. Madsen, R. Torhaug, E.H. Cramer [Full Paper (pdf) ] "Hull Strapping of Ships" N.S. Basar, S.J. Allen and R.B. Hulla [Full Paper (pdf) Mb] "Inspection and Structural Maintenance of Chevron's Tanker Fleet" R.A. Ternus [Full Paper (pdf) ] "Some Considerations Regarding Tank Inspection Priorities for Oil Tankers" J.M. Ferguson [Full Paper (pdf) ] Session 3 - Structural Standards and Design Requirements "Uncertainties in Stress Analysis of Marine Structures" E. Nikolaidis, P. Kaplan [Full Paper (pdf) ] "Ultimate Hull Girder Strength Margins in Present Class Requirements" S. Valsgaard, E. Steen [Full Paper (pdf) ] "Ship Longitudinal Strength Modeling for Reliability Analysis" P.A. Frieze, Y-T Lin [Full Paper (pdf) ] "Regulating Marine Safety in the Arctic" D.M. Maguire, A. Kendrick [Full Paper (pdf) ] Session 4 - Hull Loading and Response Monitoring Instrumentation "Operational Response Monitoring for Ships and the Offshore" J. Lewis, B. Campbell, F. DeBord [Full Paper (pdf) ] "The Structural Renovation of a Liquefied Gas Carrier" M. Chueng, G. Stiehl [Full Paper (pdf) ] Session 5 - Detection Equipment and Inspection Techniques "The Evolution of Inspection and Repair Procedures for Ship Structures" G. Pattofatto [Full Paper (pdf) ] "Fitness for Purpose Using ACFM for Crack Detection and Sizing and FACTS/FADS for Analysis" W.D. Dover, S. Dharmavasan, D.A. Topp, M.C. Lugg [Full Paper (pdf) ] "CATSIR Computer Aided Tanker Structures Inspection and Repair Planning" K. Tikka, J.W. Donnelly [Full Paper (pdf) ] "An Empirical Study of an Inspection Method for Securing High Reliability of Independent Prismatic Tank Type B" H. Emi, M. Oka, N. Yamamoto [Full Paper (pdf) ] "Planning of Inspection and Repair for Ship Operation" C. Ostergaard, G. Schall, R. Rackwitz [Full Paper (pdf) ] Session 6 - Implications for New Construction: Lessons Learned "Report on the Trans-Alaska Pipeline Service Tanker Structural Failure Study" J.D. Sipes, J.M. MacDonald, M.R. Bowen, H.P. Cojeen, B. Salerno, J.C. Maxham, J. Baxter [Full Paper (pdf) ] "A Study on Hull Structures for Ageing Ships" H. Emi, A. Kumano, N. Baba, T. Ito, Y. Nakamura [Full Paper (pdf) ] "Future Class Requirements and Support Services for Inspection and Maintenance" K.T. Skaar [Full Paper (pdf) ] "Consideration of Global Climatology and Loading Characteristics in Fatigue Damage Assessment of Ship Structures" Y.N. Chen, A.K. Thayamballi [Full Paper (pdf) ] "Comparative Fatigue Behavior of Structural Details of VLCC's" D. Beghin [Full Paper (pdf) ] "Breaking with Tradition: Safety and the Survival of the U.S. Maritime Industry" C.A. Bookman [Full Paper (pdf) ] Published Papers "Corrosion and Safety of a Ship: Survey Report of a Long-Life Ship" M. Arita, H. Inoue, E. Fuji, T. Kobayash [Full Paper (pdf) ] "Parametric Evaluation of Marine Structural Life Expectancy Using a Reliability-Based Methodology" B.M. Ayyub, G.J. White [Full Paper (pdf) ] "Requalification and IMR Program for the Belayim Field" R.Brandi, H. Abu el Nasr, M. Keira, H. Hazem [Full Paper (pdf) ] "A Graphical Database for Hull Fracture Reports" J. Letcher, D. Shook, D. Sucharski [Full Paper (pdf) ] "Structural Integrity Monitoring and Damage Detection by Using Pattern Recognition and Expert Systems" X. Lu, J. Cheng, M. Wu [Full Paper (pdf) ] "Ultimate Longitudinal Strength Analysis of a Double Skin Tanker by Idealized Structural Unit Method" J.K. Paik [Full Paper (pdf) ] "A Probabilistic Approach for Determining the Effect of Corrosion on the Life Expectancy of Marine Structures" G.J. White, B.M. Ayyub [Full Paper (pdf) ] "Cost/Benefit-Based Inspections: The Inspection, Maintenance and Repair Process for Fixed Offshore Structures" P.H. Wirsching, D.A. Stewart, T.Y. Torng, C.J. Kung [Full Paper (pdf) ] "Marine Structural Safety and Economy" M.A. Shama [Full Paper (pdf) ]