Abstract Design failures often incur substantial cost overruns in the shipbuilding industry.
Precautions against possible design failures facilitate on-time delivery and improved …

The combination of case-based reasoning (CBR) and genetic algorithm (GA) is considered
in the problem of failure mode identification in aeronautical component failure analysis …

For the effective operation of the air power in the modern war, aircraft should be well-
maintained by preventing a series of failures. However, the current maintenance system …

There is a large amount of information and maintenance data in the aviation industry that
could be used to obtain meaningful results in forecasting future actions. This study aims to …

Stories of the recent failures in complex systems tell us that they could have been avoided if
the right information was presented to the right person at the right time. We propose a …

Ship accident has always been the focus in shipping and it is concerned by port state
authorities. This study tries to investigate the impact of various factors on ship accident along …

The inspection of foreign ships in national ports is a critical measure in port state control
(PSC), preventing substandard ships from entering national ports. Multifarious inspection …

Abstract Port State Control inspects foreign ships in national ports to verify that ships'
conditions and equipment obey international regulations and that the ships are crewed and …

Coating defects are caused by a series of factors such as the improper operation of workers
and the quality of the coating itself. At present, the coating process of all shipyards is …

Abstract Design and production preparation tasks for ships and offshore structures generate
large sets of data providing every detail needed for planning, procurement, and production …