PROCEEDINGS OF THE
13"' INTERNATIONAL
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PROCEEDINGS OF T H E
13"^ INTERNATIONAL
SHIP AND OFFSHORE STRUCTURES CONGRESS
VOLUME 2
Edited l}y
T. M O A N and S. BERGE
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ISBN 0-08-042829-0 (three volume set)
P R E F A C E
This vohime contains the 8 technical committee reports which will be presented and discussed at the 13'" International Ship and Offshore Structures Congress in Trondheim, Norway, 18-22 August 1997.
Volume 2 contains the specialist panel reports. Volume 3, including the discussions ofthe reports, the chairmen's replies, the text of the invited lecture and the ISSC Statutes, will appear early in 1998.
The Standing Committee of the 13'" International Ship and Offshore Structures Congress in Trondheim is as follows:
Chairman: Prof. T. Moan Dr. T, Boizecki Mr. P. Brun Dr.ing. M . Dogliani P.Eng. N.E. Jeffrey Dr. S. Hylarides Prof. J.W. Lee Prof. A. Mansour Prof. P.T. Pedersen Prof. H. Petershagen Prof. R, Eatock Taylor Prof. Y. Ueda Prof. Y.S. Wu Secretary: Prof, S. Berge
Trondheim, Norway March 1997
Torgeir Moan
C O N T E N T S
Preface v
REPORT OF SPECIALIST P A N E L V . 1 : Q U A L I T Y ASSURANCE FOR M A R I N E STRUCTURES . . 1
REPORT OF SPECIALIST P A N E L V.2: S T R U C T U R A L D E S I G N
A G A I N S T FIRE A N D BLAST 43
REPORT OF SPECIALIST P A N E L V.3: S T R U C T U R A L D E S I G N OF H I G H SPEED VESSELS . . 79 (This report will appear in Volume 3)
REPORT OF SPECIALIST P A N E L V.4: S T R U C T U R A L D E S I G N A G A I N S T C O L L I S I O N A N D G R O U N D I N G 83 REPORT OF SPECIALIST P A N E L V.5: S T R U C T U R A L D E S I G N A G A I N S T I C E L O A D S . . . 1 1 7 REPORT OF SPECIALIST P A N E L V.6: S T R U C T U R A L D E S I G N OF F L O A T I N G P R O D U C T I O N SYSTEMS 167 REPORT OF SPECIALIST P A N E L V.7: S T R U C T U R A L D E S I G N OF P I P E L I N E SYSTEMS. . . . 2 1 1 REPORT OF SPECIALIST P A N E L V.8: F A B R I C A T I O N T E C H N O L O G Y . . . . 247
