Case studies related to the shipbuilding industry sector

The following list gives the titles of case studies with relevance to the shipbuilding sector. All of TWI's project work for clients is confidential. We are grateful that clients have cleared the following case studies for release. Click on the titles to see the full case study. For more information on the case studies and related subjects, please contact the Shipbuilding Team shipbuilding@twi.co.uk

• Success on track - high speed MIG/laser welding for aluminium alloy railcars
• Product life cycle carbon footprinting
• Prediction and control of distortion in light-weight ship panels
• Composite design for Cobra davit
• Laser-MAG hybrid welding of shipbuilding panels and sub-assemblies
• Schenectady T2 tanker
• M V Kurdistan Tanker
• Marine corrosion diagnosis
• New NDT gear side-steps awkward inspection
• World Concord Tanker
• Winch shaft failures diagnosed
• Cracks in submerged-arc welds
• CAE for shipbuilding and ship repair
• New project will build high power Nd:YAG laser
• Navy underwater trials completed in TWI tank
• Crack arrest checks for new LPG storage tank steels
• Decommissioning offshore platforms
• Static strength of cracked tubular joints
• Structural integrity assured for Liverpool Bay
• Fitness for purpose of duplex stainless steel risers for sour service