Overview of the Joint Industrial Project for Practical Application of Laser-Arc Hybrid Welding in Construction of General Merchant Ships in Japan

Koji Gotoh, Takamori Uemura, Issei Uchino, Hisao Narimatsu, Toshimitsu Maeda, Takumi Torigoe, Atsuo Moriyama

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Abstract

The application of advanced welding technologies is important for improving the efficiency of hull construction processes and reducing production costs. Laser-arc hybrid welding technology, which combines the advantages of laser and normal arc welding, is of high quality and is expected to improve productivity. The Japan Ship Technology Research Association has organized the joint industry project in collaboration with a university, a classification society and some shipyards to apply this technology in the construction of general merchant ships, in which the plate thickness of the main structural member is thicker than passenger ships and high speed craft. The overview of the first phase JIP results were introduced in PRADS 2016. In this presentation, an overview of main research results of the second and third phase JIP, which are listed below, are introduced.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationPractical Design of Ships and Other Floating Structures - Proceedings of the 14th International Symposium, PRADS 2019 - Volume 3
EditorsTetsuo Okada, Yasumi Kawamura, Katsuyuki Suzuki
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages258-272
Number of pages15
ISBN (Print)9789811546792
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2021
Event14th International Symposium on Practical Design of Ships and Other Floating Structures, PRADS 2019 - Yokohama, Japan
Duration: Sept 22 2019Sept 26 2019

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Civil Engineering
Volume65 LNCE
ISSN (Print)2366-2557
ISSN (Electronic)2366-2565

Conference

Conference14th International Symposium on Practical Design of Ships and Other Floating Structures, PRADS 2019
Country/TerritoryJapan
CityYokohama
Period9/22/199/26/19

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Civil and Structural Engineering

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