ABSTRACT
COMMITTEE MANDATE Concern for structural design methods for naval vessels including uncertainties in modeling techniques. Particular attention shall be given to those aspects that characterise naval vessel design such as blast loading, vulnerability analysis, specialised naval structures and others, as appropriate. COMMITTEE MEMBERS Chairman: R.S. Dow, UK J.Q.H. Broekhuijsen, Netherlands S. Cannon, Australia A. Fredriksen, Norway J. Liu, China N. Pegg, Canada D. Truelock, USA J.M. Underwood, UK F. Viejo, Spain A. Yasuda, Japan KEYWORDS: Naval ships, classification rules, design criteria, progressive collapse, lightweight materials, military load effects, shock, blast, underwater explosions (UNDEX), whipping, naval masts, high speed naval vessels, naval specific structural design, naval service life.
