DEFENCE, SAFETY AND SECURITY resiLieNT ship desigN cOurse AGAINST UNDER WATER AND ABOVE WATER THREATS

FOR WHOM? PURPOSE OF THE COURSE 18-21 APRIL − Navy personnel The main purpose of the course is to − Survivability experts understand the basics of designing 2017 − Shipyards against modern above water and − Designers of naval vessels underwater threats. The course is ROTTERDAM − Naval ship manufacturing industry specifically focused on early design stages Although warshi ps have several − Managers of new naval projects in which crucial decisions have to be made layers of defence, history has − Project engineers who prepare within short periods of time. Participants shown a multitude of incidents specifications of naval equipment and will learn the principles of ship installations survivability, so that t where these have all failed hey are able to − Engineers who monitor naval building design themselves, to communicate with resulting in battle damage of the or upgrade projects specialists, to tackle an underwater shock shi p. Much can be done in the − Technical procurement officers problem or to deal with above water design of the ship to provide an − Classification societies threats. The knowledge can also be adequate level of resilience applied to upgrade ships for new threats. against anti-ship missiles, UNDEX threats, shaped charges, gunfire or asymmetric threats. You can learn all about it in this course organise d by TNO Defence Research from the . DEFENCE, SAFETY AND SECURITY DEFENCE, SAFETY AND SECURITY

LECTURERS

VADM (ret.) Matthieu Jaap Parent (MoD) Senior of- Borsboom The keynote will ficer Vulnerability Reduction. be given by Manages R&D projects on (ret.) Matthieu Borsboom. vulnerability and supports the He is a former Netherlands’ MoD Staff, of the Royal Netherlands Operational Command, DMO Navy and Director of the De- designers and project fence Materiel Organisation. engineers on vulnerability.

Hans van Aanhold Senior research scientist, with TNO Wilfried Post Senior scientist. since 1991. Performed and With TNO since 1995 study- conducted projects related ing human information pro- to underwater shock model- cessing and team performan- ling and testing, vibrations ce under stress for the exter- and composite structures. nal and internal battle. Ap- plied that knowledge in cur- Frans Assink Senior environ- Design against underwater shock rent RNLN vessels, in relation Simulation of an internal explosion in a reforced ammunition storage mental test engineer with with reduced manning. Thales Naval since 1982. Re- TUESDAY INTRODUCTION AND SHOCK MECHANICS − Approach for blast resistant design, COURSE PROGRAMME sponsible for the environ- Threats structural details 09:00 Welcome and coffee mental qualification process Clarel Smit Clarel has since − Description of anti-ship missiles − Simulation tools 09:30 Keynote on ship survivability within Thales. Experienced in 1989 experience with analy- − Grenades, shaped charges and bullets − Composite materials 10:00 Resilience of ships designing and testing against sing the effects of weapons − Close-in explosions like on USS Cole shock and vibration. 11:00 Threats and weapon effects Ballistics used against warships, and − Mines and torpedoes 11:45 Introduction to underwater explosions − Basic ballistics: failure mechanisms, with improving ships to Erik Carton Senior scientist 13:45 Mechanics of a SDOF system energy dissipation, modeling, withstand these effects. He General ship survivability design ballistic protection and ma- 14:45 Dynamic analysis methods penetration mechanics devel ops a methodology for − Relevant aspects that determine terials. Active in blast and 16:00 Mechanics of 2DOF & MDOF systems − Fragments, bullets, shaped charges vulnerability analyses. survivability, design goals, guidelines, impact phenomena, inclu- 17:30 Adjourn and countermeasures possibilities for vulnerability reduction ding explosive metal wor- − Fragment ejection from warhead king. Generated energy-ba- SHOCK RESISTANT DESIGN AND LABORATORY TOURS − From staff requirements to equipment Wim Trouwborst Senior WEDNESDAY − Behind armour effects sed engineering models for shock specifications scientist and project mana- − Test methods projectile-target interaction. 09:00 From staff requirements to shock specifications − lntegrating vulnerability reduction in ger, with TNO since 1986. − Protection solutions 10:00 Shock resistant designs ship design, practical issues and pitfalls Performed and conducted André van Erkel Expert in ship 11:45 Modelling of shock mounts projects related to underwa- Underwater shock Fire and countermeasures vulnerability for over 30 13:15 Shock specifications, laboratory tests & test methods ter shock modelling and − Phenomena and effects − Hazard identification and design fires years. Focused on: structural 14:30 Laboratory visit and demonstration of shock test (Delft) analysis and composite − Mechanics of a single mass-spring- − Modeling of fire modelling, blast modelling, 16:00 Visit Laboratory for Ballistics Research and ballistic test (The Hague) structures. damper system: natural frequency, − Active and passive fire fighting explosive testing of ships and 17: 30 Back in Rotterdam vibration response, shock response − Demo of Fire Dynamics Simulator metal failure modelling. THURSDAY BLAST AND BALLISTICS − Shock Response Spectrum Developed blast resistant André Vaders (MoD) Senior Damage control bulkheads and doors. Expert Structural Mechanics. − Shock resistant designs: spring 09:00 Basics of blast − System lay-out and network analysis Member of the NE-UK BNCP mounting arrangements, dos and don’ts 10:00 Blast in ships − Autonomous recovery Kirk Green Project manager, team for the aspects shock, − Mechanics of a two mass-spring- 11:15 Blast response of structures with TNO since 2008. Point vulnerability and structures. damper system: natural frequency, − Reconfiguration and OODA-loop 13:15 Blast resistant design of contact for qualification, Member of the NE-GE Shock vibration response, shock response − Recoverability 14:30 Basic Ballistics and research driven, shock Expert Group. − Introduction dynamic analysis methods − Damage control optimisation 15:45 Fragments, bullets, RPG's and countermeasures tes-ting. Also responsible for − Behaviour of springs − Manning and resilience in operations 17:00 Adjourn shock mount characterisation − Shock specifications programs and consequences. Rogier van der Wal Senior − Laboratory shock test methods Practical elements FRIDAY DAMAGE CONTROL AND PLATFORM DESIGN − Ballistic test in TNO’s Laboratory scientist. Started with TNO in Johan Janssen Coordinates Blast response of Ballistics Research 2000 on ship vulnerability 09:00 Integrating vulnerability reduction in ship design programs and projects related − Basics of blast − Demonstration of a shock test in and protection against fire 10:00 Operational resilience in ship design to manning and automation − External blast the state-of-the-art TNO Shock Lab and ballistics. Provided 10:45 Fire and countermeasures for naval ships, including − Blast phenomena in a ship − Exercise in a case study integral solutions for the 12:45 Systems analysis automation of the recovera- to − Governing loads on structural elements − Participants will be provided with 13:15 Recoverability bility systems to maintain the maximise resilience of both − Response of the structure: SDOF under basic software tools for blast, 13:45 Autonomous recovery ship’s fight-through capability. the Joint Support Ship and blast fragment protection and fire safety 14:30 Case study With TNO since 1998. engineering Patrol Vessels. 16:00 Conclusion and adjourn DEFENCE, SAFETY AND SECURITY

COURSE LEVEL AND LANGUAGE “THE COURSE SURPASSED MY EXPECTATIONS. The recommended level of education is a National Certificate or a Bachelor degree THE COURSE HAS BEEN MORE PRACTICAL THAN in Engineering, Physics, Science or Naval EXPECTED WHICH IS A PLUS.” study. A basic understanding of mechanics and/or mechanical vibrations is recom- mended. The course will be given in “WE WERE VERY IMPRESSED WITH THE English. COURSE AND THE TEAM MEMBERS”

DATES AND VENUE “IT WAS OBVIOUS THAT THE PRESENTERS The Resilient Ship Design Course will take WERE NOT JUST PROFESSIONAL EXPERTS BUT place from 18 to 21 April 2017. The course venue is STC - Mullerzaal, ALSO ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT THEIR SUBJECTS.” Lloydstraat 300, 3024 EA Rotterdam. Ways to get to the venue and suggestions for nearby hotels are given on the course “VERY GOOD AND VALUABLE website. DEMONSTRATIONS.”

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