MARINE STRUCTURES

This journal aims to provide a medium for presentation and discussion of the latest developments in research, design, fabrication and in-service experience relating to marine structures, i.e., all structures of steel, concrete, light alloy or composite construction having an interface with the sea, including ships, fixed and mobile offshore platforms, submarine and submersibles, pipelines, subsea systems for shallow and deep ocean operations and coastal structures such as piers.Marine Structures covers:? Definition of the ocean environment and of loads exerted by waves, currents, winds, tides and ice;? Seabed foundations and structural interaction;? Evaluation of static and dynamic structural response including collapse behaviour; ? collision mechanics;? Fatigue and fracture;? Materials (and their selection), corrosion and other forms of degradation;? Formulation and application of design methods and criteria including use of reliability analysis, optimisation techniques and CAD;? Inspection and structural monitoring, repair and maintenance;? Fabrication, launching, installation and decommissioning techniques.Papers submitted to the journal must be original and will be refereed to a high standard. They may include new research findings, together with developments in design methodology and fabrication techniques. Priority will be given to papers which are likely to have an impact on design. Constructive state-of-the-art reviews are also welcome.The journal will also include technical notes, discussion of papers, invited commentaries, letters to the editors and reviews of significant new publications in the field, together with a calendar of important events worldwide.

本杂志旨在提供一种媒介，介绍和讨论与海洋结构有关的研究、设计、制造和使用经验方面的最新发展，即所有与海洋有接口的钢、混凝土、轻合金或复合结构的结构，包括船舶、固定式和移动式海上平台。用于浅海和深海作业的RMS、海底和潜水器、管道、海底系统以及码头等沿海结构。海洋结构包括：?海洋环境和波浪、洋流、风、潮汐和冰施加的荷载的定义；?海床基础和结构相互作用；?静态和动态结构响应评估，包括倒塌行为；?碰撞力学；?疲劳和断裂；?材料（及其选择）、腐蚀和其他形式的降解；?制定和应用设计方法和标准，包括使用可靠性分析、优化技术和CAD；?检查和结构监测、维修和维护；?制造、发射、安装和退役技术。提交给该期刊的论文必须是原件，并将引用高标准。它们可能包括新的研究发现，以及设计方法和制造技术的发展。优先考虑可能对设计产生影响的文件。建设性的最先进的审查也受到欢迎。该杂志还将包括技术说明、论文讨论、受邀评论、致编辑的信函、对该领域重要新出版物的评论，以及全球重要事件的日程表。