1993 SSC Symposium

Ship Structures Symposium '93 NOVEMBER 16-17, 1993 Sheraton National Hotel, Arlington, VA    The papers presented at the 1993 SSC Symposium highlight some recent SSC research along with other topics that are of great interest to the SSC. An electronic copy of each paper can be searched similar, to the SSC reports, on the Search Reports page or by clicking on the paper title hyper-links on the 1993 SSC symposium Agenda page. The Symposium is sponsored jointly by the interagency Ship Structure Committee and the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers. This is the seventh in a scheduled series of symposia jointly sponsored by these two organizations. The previous general events were the Ship Structure Symposia in 1975 and 1984, Specialized events were the Ship Vibration Symposium in 1978, the Extreme Loads Symposium in 1981, the Marine Structural Reliability Symposium in 1987, and the Marine Structural Inspection, Maintenance, and Monitoring Symposium in 1991. Since the Ship Structure Symposium of 1984, many advances have occurred in hydrodynamic loads, fatigue and fracture analysis, reliability methods, strength assessment, and inspection and maintenance methods. This symposium will bring these advances to all members of the international marine industry, including ship owners, operators, builders, researchers, and government and classification society officials. The invited authors of the technical papers will present the state-of-the-art from the designer's perspective. A panel composed of the seven Ship Structure Committee members will give a perspective on the strategic goals of the Ship Structure Committee. Sincerely, Robert A. Sielski Chairmen Ship Structures Symposium '93