The Sector of Marine Structures focuses on the theoretical and experimental study and research related to the structural behavior of shipbuilding constructions, their interaction with the marine environment, the analysis of shipbuilding materials and the study of their processing factors, the erection of shipbuilding structures, and the behavior of marine anchored structures. For research and study purposes, theoretical and numerical methods are utilized and developed, along with advanced experimental setups and methodologies.
In the Sector of Marine Structures, six faculty members (DEP) currently serve, covering the following academic subjects: Structural behavior and response of ships and marine structures, Dynamic strength of ships, Mechanical behavior of materials with an emphasis on shipbuilding structures, Anchoring systems and flexible marine structures – hydroelasticity, Metallic materials and erection of marine structures, Mechanical and thermal processing with an emphasis on welding, Study and design of floating structures for the exploitation of energy resources in the marine environment. Members of the Sector participate in the Laboratory of Floating Structures and Anchoring Systems (Government Gazette 1968B’/10-9-2009) or in the Laboratory of Shipbuilding Technology (Government Gazette 155/18-07-1975).
Beyond education and research, the members of the Sector provide specialized services to the shipbuilding industry. The faculty members of the Sector of Marine Structures offer the following compulsory courses in the undergraduate program of the School:
• Fundamentals of Programming & Applications, 1st semester
• Metallic Materials, 2nd semester
• Machining Processes, Corrosion, and Protection of Metallic Materials, 3rd semester
• Dynamics of Shipbuilding Structures, 4th semester
• Ship Strength, 5th semester
• Statics of Shipbuilding Structures, 6th semester
• Shipbuilding Technology, 7th semester
as well as the following elective courses of the 8th and 9th semesters:
• Analysis & Design of Composite Material Hulls, 8th semester,
• Study & Design of Floating Structures, 8th semester,
• Anchoring of Floating Structures, 9th semester,
• Safety and Health in Shipbuilding and Repair Works, 9th semester,
• Computational Methods and Applications in Shipbuilding Structures, 9th semester,
• Hull and Structural Component Vibrations, 9th semester,
• Computational Methods and Applications in Shipbuilding Structures, 9th semester,
• Analysis of the Metallic Structure of Marine Constructions in the Elastoplastic Region, 9th semester.
The Marine Structures Division also collaborates with other divisions in the course “Ship Design & Study Project II” in the 8th semester.