Exploration of deeper oceans for oil and gas requires increasingly lightweight solutions. A
key enabler in this aspect is the use of fiber-reinforced composite materials to replace metals …

This scoping review assesses the current use of simulation-based design optimization
(SBDO) in marine engineering, focusing on identifying research trends, methodologies, and …

This work presents a new surrogate model based on artificial neural networks (ANNs),
comprising a rapid computational tool for the analysis and design of mooring lines and …

This work presents a constraint handling technique (CHT) for the solution of real-world
engineering optimization problems by evolutionary algorithms. Referred to as the Multiple …

One of the important aspects pertaining the mining industry is the use of territory. This is
especially important when part of the operations are meant to cross regions outside the …

Lazy wave risers can mitigate the kinematic coupling between floating structure and riser
touchdown zone (TDZ), so as to improve its fatigue life. However, due to the introduction of …

This work deals with optimization methods for the selection of submarine pipeline routes,
employed to carry the oil & gas from offshore platforms. The main motives are related to the …

The construction cost of subsea oil pipelines takes rather high portion in the overall
developing investment in offshore oilfield, thus an effective design of subsea oil pipelines is …

Traditionally, the design of mooring lines and risers of floating production systems (FPS) has
been performed separately, by different teams, employing uncoupled analysis tools that do …

This work presents methodologies to automate the synthesis of subsea layouts for oil
production systems. The objective is to achieve a higher number of design alternatives, in …