STRUCTURAL DESIGN-SAFETY AND RELIABILITY CONSIDERATIONS BEHIND THE DEVELOPMENT OF CLASSIFICATION SOCIETY REQUIREMENTS

Three major aspects of technical safety are pertinent in ship design, namely the safety of human life, the pollution of the environment and the cost (in the widest sense) of sea transportation. In this paper particular emphasis is placed upon demonstrating the philosophy and methods employed by a classfication society in order to develop a set of Rules which will guide ship-building to an acceptable and reasonably optimal safety level. Some comments are offered on developments in the practical use of probabilistic design methods.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Proceedings of the Second West European Conference on Marine Technology, held May, 1977, London. Cost is 28 pounds, to be paid by International Money Order.
• Corporate Authors:

  Royal Institution of Naval Architects, England

  10 Upper Belgrave Street
  London SW1X 8BQ,   England 
• Authors:
  • Hansen, H R
• Publication Date: 1977

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Regulations; Reliability; Safety; Ships; Standards; Structural analysis; Structural design; Vehicle design
• Uncontrolled Terms: Classification societies; Safety standards; Ship design; Structural reliability
• Subject Areas: Design; Law; Marine Transportation; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00173276
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Royal Institution of Naval Architects, England
• Report/Paper Numbers: Proceeding
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 26 1978 12:00AM