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This proceedings contains the papers presented at The 8th International Symposium on Practical Design of Ships and Other Floating Structures held in China in September 2001 - the first PRADS of the 21st Century. The overall aim of PRADS symposia is to advance the design of ships and other floating structures as a professional discipline and science by exchanging knowledge and promoting discussion of relevant topics in the fields of naval architecture and marine and offshore engineering. In line with the aim, in welcoming the new era, this Symposium is intended to increase international co-operation and give a momentum for the new development of design and production technology of ships and other floating structures for efficiency, economy, safety, and environmental production. The main themes of this Symposium are Design Synthesis, Production, Hydrodynamics, Structures and Materials of Ships and Floating Systems. Proposals for over 270 papers from 26 countries and regions within the themes were received for PRADS 2001, and about 170 papers were accepted for presentation at the symposium. With the high quality of the proposed papers the Local Organising Committee had a difficult task to make a balanced selection and to control the total number of papers for fitting into the allocated time schedule approved by the Standing Committee of PRADS. Volume I covers design synthesis, production and part of hydrodynamics. Volume II contains the rest of hydrodynamics, and structures and materials.
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PREFACE During the last century the science and technology of ships and marine structures experienced extremely great progress, and thus created the modern shipbuilding, shipping and ocean industries. The relevant achievements were a part of the driving sources, which changed the whole world and the society. Among the efforts towards these achievements was the creation of "The First International Symposium on Practical Design in Shipbuilding" in 1977 in Tokyo. Later on it became a series of symposia, PRADS as the abbreviation. Last century seven PRADS symposia were held in Tokyo ('77 and '83), Seoul ('83 and '95), Trondheim ('87), Varna ('89), Newcastle ('92) and The Hague ('98). This proceedings contains the papers presented at "The 8th International Symposium on Practical Design of Ships and Other Floating Structures" held at Shanghai Everbright Convention & Exhibition Center, China on 16-21 September 2001. This is the first of the PRADS Symposia in the 21st century. The overall aim of PRADS symposia is to advance the design of ships and other floating structures as a professional discipline and science by exchanging knowledge and promoting discussion of relevant topics in the fields of naval architecture and marine and offshore engineering. Inline with the aim, in welcoming the new era this Symposium is particularly for an increase in international cooperation and giving a momentum for the new development of design and production technology of ships and other floating structures for efficiency, economy, safety, and environmental production. The main themes of this Symposium are Design Synthesis, Production, Hydrodynamics, Structures and Materials of Ships and Floating Systems. Proposals for over 270 papers from 26 countries and regions within the themes were received for PRADS'2001, and about 170 papers were accepted for presentation at the symposium. With the high quality of the proposed papers the Local Organizing Committee had a difficult task to make a balanced selection and to control the total number of papers for fitting into the allocated time schedule approved by the Standing Committee of PRADS. Volume I of the proceedings covers the subjects about design synthesis, production and part of hydrodynamics. Volume II contains the subjects for the rest of hydrodynamics, structures an