Optimization of crashworthy marine structures

Marine Structures

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 670-690

  Klanac, Alan ^a   Ehlers, Sören ^a   Jelovica, Jasmin ^a  

^a AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Crashworthiness; Optimization; Safety; Structures; Tanker

Indexed keywords

CALCULATION TIME; CRASHWORTHINESS OPTIMIZATION; HUMAN LIVES; MARINE STRUCTURES; MULTI OBJECTIVE; NEW CONCEPT; OPTIMIZATION APPROACH; SIMULATION APPROACH; TANKER STRUCTURES; TWO STAGE;

CRASHWORTHINESS; OCEAN STRUCTURES; SHAPE OPTIMIZATION; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; TANKERS (SHIPS);

STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION;

COLLISION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HULL; OPTIMIZATION; SAFETY; SHIP DESIGN; SHIP TECHNOLOGY; TANKER SHIP;

EID: 70649088925     PISSN: 09518339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marstruc.2009.06.002     Document Type: Article

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