Advanced materials have contributed to significant progress in marine structures engineering in the past decade. Composite materials, weldable high-strength steels, duplex stainless steels, and titanium and aluminum alloys that are compatible with offshore environments offer the marine industry improved corrosion resistance and strength-to-weight ratios: however, materials costs, lack of fabrication expertise, and differences in design philosophy still present significant barriers to more widespread use.

Producers, designers, engineers, fabricators, inspectors, and users of marine materials, including corporate and government leaders participated in the working group sessions to review and revise position papers that helped to define the current state of use of advanced materials in marine structures, identified the technical and nontechnical barriers to more widespread use, and established a research agenda for future progress.

Attendees had been encouraged to submit in advance, or bring to the Workshop written input for the working group papers in their respective areas of interest. Advanced submissions were forwarded to the working group chairmen for consideration prior to the Workshop.

The Workshop was designed to achieve the following objectives:

	define current use of advanced materials in marine engineering,
	identify barriers to more widespread use of advanced materials in marine engineering,
	provide an international forum for participants from all aspects of materials production and use,
	promote the cost-effective use of advanced materials in marine structures, and
	produce an achievable record of current usage and future opportunities for advanced materials in marine engineering.

Major Sponsors were:

Minerals Management Service
American Bureau of Shipping
American Welding Society
Colorado School of Mines
Kawasaki Steel Corporation
McDermott, Inc.
MegaFloat Research Association (Japan)
Nippon Steel U.S.A., Inc.
TIMET

Supporting Sponsors:

Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers
ASME Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering
National Associations of Corrosion Engineers
American Concrete Institute
ASM International, Offshore Magazine
STATOIL
USS
Chevron
Nickel Development Institute
Ingalls Shipbuilding Litton
Petrobras
International Titanium Association
Copper Development Association
Conoco Inc.
Ship Structures Committee
AMOCO
GKSS

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