Abstract
The use of advanced composite materials is now limited to only a small portion of the total marine use of glass fibre reinforced plastics. Since marine transportation is looking at higher speeds with the development of new vehicle forms other than the displacement type, there is a great demand to reduce structural weight for pursuing lighter marine structure. However, most empirical approaches to substitute composites for conventional metal structures have not resulted in a significant weight reduction even with the partial use of advanced composite materials. Design from first principles will give a greater chance to optimize advanced composite materials for lightest marine structure.
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