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Ships and Offshore Structures Awards

Created 01 Jan 2007| Updated 28 Sep 2022 | 15 articles

The Best Paper Award

The "Best Paper Award" is presented annually for the best paper published in the Ships and Offshore Structures journal. The 2021 Best Paper Award was given to Ruihua Lu and Jonas W. Ringsberg for their article entitled 'Ship energy performance study of three wind-assisted ship propulsion technologies including a parametric study of the Flettner rotor technology', volume 15, issue 3.

The Most Read Article Award

The "Most Read Article Award" is presented for the most read paper published in the Ships and Offshore Structures journal. The 2021 Most Read Article Award was given to Jialun Liu and Robert Hekkenberg for their article entitled 'Sixty years of research on ship rudders: effects of design choices on rudder performance', volume 15, issue 3.

The remaining papers listed in the collection below received the Best Paper Award.

The Most Cited Article Award

The "Most Cited Article Award" is presented for the most cited paper published in the Ships and Offshore Structures journal.

Browse the award-winning papers below.

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Sixty years of research on ship rudders: effects of design choices on rudder performance
Jialun Liu & Robert Hekkenberg

Originally published in Ships and Offshore Structures, Volume: 12, Number: 4 (19 May 2017)

Published online: 27 May 2016
AbstractforSixty years of research on ship rudders: effects of design choices on rudder performance | Full Text | References | PDF (965.5 KB)
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Ship energy performance study of three wind-assisted ship propulsion technologies including a parametric study of the Flettner rotor technology
Ruihua Lu & Jonas W. Ringsberg

Originally published in Ships and Offshore Structures, Volume: 15, Number: 3 (15 Mar 2020)

Published online: 06 May 2019
AbstractforShip energy performance study of three wind-assisted ship propulsion technologies including a parametric study of the Flettner rotor technology | Full Text | References | PDF (2.5 MB) | EPUB
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Numerical investigation of the landing manoeuvre of a crew transfer vessel to an offshore wind turbine
Marcel König, Daniel Ferreira González, Moustafa Abdel-Maksoud & Alexander Düster

Originally published in Ships and Offshore Structures, Volume: 12, Number: sup1 (13 Mar 2017)

Published online: 21 Mar 2017
AbstractforNumerical investigation of the landing manoeuvre of a crew transfer vessel to an offshore wind turbine | Full Text | References | PDF (2.1 MB)
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Numerical simulation of deterministic freak wave sequences and wave-structure interaction
Ningbo Gao, Jianmin Yang, Wenhua Zhao & Xin Li

Originally published in Ships and Offshore Structures, Volume: 11, Number: 8 (16 Nov 2016)

Published online: 30 Sep 2015
AbstractforNumerical simulation of deterministic freak wave sequences and wave-structure interaction | Full Text | References | PDF (1.6 MB)
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Analysis method of ultimate hull girder strength under combined loads
Yoshiteru Tanaka, Hiroaki Ogawa, Akira Tatsumi & Masahiko Fujikubo

Originally published in Ships and Offshore Structures, Volume: 10, Number: 5 (03 Sep 2015) Loads on Ships and Offshore Structures

Published online: 24 Jul 2015
AbstractforAnalysis method of ultimate hull girder strength under combined loads | Full Text | References | PDF (1.2 MB)
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Investigations of a practical wind-induced fatigue calculation based on nonlinear time domain dynamic analysis and a full wind-directional scatter diagram
Junbo Jia

Originally published in Ships and Offshore Structures, Volume: 10, Number: 1 (02 Jan 2015) Analysis and Design of Marine Structures

Published online: 12 Mar 2015
AbstractforInvestigations of a practical wind-induced fatigue calculation based on nonlinear time domain dynamic analysis and a full wind-directional scatter diagram | Full Text | PDF (45.2 KB)
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Experimental assessment of corroded steel box-girders subjected to uniform bending
S. Saad-Eldeen, Y. Garbatov & C. Guedes Soares

Originally published in Ships and Offshore Structures, Volume: 8, Number: 6 (01 Dec 2013) Advances in Marine Structures

Published online: 18 Sep 2012
AbstractforExperimental assessment of corroded steel box-girders subjected to uniform bending | Full Text | References | PDF (1.4 MB)
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Methods and concepts for the multi-criteria synthesis of ship structures
Vedran Zanic

Originally published in Ships and Offshore Structures, Volume: 8, Number: 3-4 (01 Jun 2013)

Published online: 23 Jul 2013
AbstractforMethods and concepts for the multi-criteria synthesis of ship structures | Full Text | References | PDF (1.7 MB)
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Rapid assessment of ship grounding over large contact surfaces
Lin Hong & Jørgen Amdahl

Originally published in Ships and Offshore Structures, Volume: 7, Number: 1 (01 Mar 2012)

Published online: 24 Feb 2012
AbstractforRapid assessment of ship grounding over large contact surfaces | Full Text | References | PDF (2.4 MB)
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Comparison of experimental and numerical sloshing loads in partially filled tanks
S. Brizzolara, L. Savio, M. Viviani, Y. Chen, P. Temarel, N. Couty, S. Hoflack, L. Diebold, N. Moirod & A. Souto Iglesias

Originally published in Ships and Offshore Structures, Volume: 6, Number: 1-2 (11 Feb 2011)

Published online: 18 Feb 2011
AbstractforComparison of experimental and numerical sloshing loads in partially filled tanks | Full Text | References | PDF (6.9 MB)
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Characteristics of material, ship side structure response and ship survivability in ship collisions
Jonas W. Ringsberg

Originally published in Ships and Offshore Structures, Volume: 5, Number: 1 (18 Mar 2010)

Published online: 09 Oct 2009
AbstractforCharacteristics of material, ship side structure response and ship survivability in ship collisions | Full Text | References | PDF (2.2 MB)
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Challenges and possible solutions of the time-variant reliability of ship's hull girder
Lyuben D. Ivanov

Originally published in Ships and Offshore Structures, Volume: 5, Number: 1 (18 Mar 2010)

Published online: 16 Mar 2010
AbstractforChallenges and possible solutions of the time-variant reliability of ship's hull girder | Full Text | PDF (27.4 KB)
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Response characteristics and maneuverability of a small twin screw displacement hull vessel in seas
J. H. VanZwieten Jr., F. R. Driscoll & G. M. Alsenas

Originally published in Ships and Offshore Structures, Volume: 3, Number: 1 (19 Feb 2008)

Published online: 19 Feb 2008
AbstractforResponse characteristics and maneuverability of a small twin screw displacement hull vessel in seas | Full Text | References | PDF (3.4 MB)
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Extreme sloshing and whipping-induced pressures and structural response in membrane LNG tanks
Mateusz Graczyk, Torgeir Moan & MingKang Wu

Originally published in Ships and Offshore Structures, Volume: 2, Number: 3 (26 Nov 2007)

Published online: 21 Nov 2007
AbstractforExtreme sloshing and whipping-induced pressures and structural response in membrane LNG tanks | Full Text | References | PDF (1.2 MB)
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Fatigue design of plated structures using finite element analysis
I. Lotsberg

Originally published in Ships and Offshore Structures, Volume: 1, Number: 1 (01 Jan 2006)

Published online: 08 Jul 2010
AbstractforFatigue design of plated structures using finite element analysis | References | PDF (180.8 KB)
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