Computing applications in offshore structures at NUS

Abstract

The article describes selected current research activities on computing applications in offshore structures carried out by the authors and their colleagues in the Department of Civil Engineering at the National University of Singapore (NUS). Certain major thrusts in strategic areas of relevance to Singapore's development and industrial needs have been deliberated and conceived with active supports and funding from government agencies and industrial partners. Selected computational research activities on the applications of gradient enhanced model in the computation of the Weibull stress, σw , which represents a cleavage fracture driving force and the strength of circular hollow section (CHS) joints with and without the high strength grout including their failure phenomena are briefly discussed. The programs and collaborative research and development efforts are not only targeted at the deliverables of the research projects but whenever possible, incorporated into the educational curriculum of the Department, contributing to training of skilled manpower to meet the needs of modern civil and offshore engineering practice.