| EPSRC Reference: |
GR/L25202/01 |
| Title: |
DEDICATED CENTRE FOR TESTING THE DAMAGE SURVIVABILITY OF PASSENGER / RORO VESSELS |
| Principal Investigator: |
Vassalos, Professor D |
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| Department: |
Naval Architecture, Ocean & Marine Eng |
| Organisation: |
University of Strathclyde |
| Scheme: |
JREI |
| Starts: |
09 December 1996 |
Ends: |
08 September 1997 |
Value (£): |
42,558
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| EPSRC Research Topic Classifications: |
| Transport Ops & Management |
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| Transport Systems and Vehicles |
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In line with recent rapid developments in the regulatory environment concerning ship safety and coupled with the continuing central role of the Stability Research Group in this area, the University of Strathclyde has approved the establishment of a Stability Research Centre, dedicated to all aspects of intact and damage stability of ships and advanced marine vehicles. In parallel, the department of Ship and Marine technology have committed themselves to the upgrading and managing of the Denny Ship Model Basin at Dumbarton, having signed recently a ten year contract with the Trustees of the Scottish Maritime Museum that offers the Department sole rights to the facility for teaching, research and consultancy work. The immediate objective is to utilise the Basin as a dedicated centre for testing the survivability of ships according to the 'equivalent' route, recently proposed by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) and likely to become the norm in the years ahead. Deriving from the above, this proposal is aimed at seeking support towards the upgrading of existing (ineffective) wave generation and motion measuring systems - both of which are absolute pre-requisites to undertaking 'equivalent' testing of ship survivability - to enable full utilisation of what is the second largest facility in the UK in an area currently the focus of intense international activity. The cost of the proposed upgrading is 85,000, half of which will be provided by industry.
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http://www.strath.ac.uk |