Department of Engineering Mechanics and Information Technology Centre for Mechanical Engineering
TNO, the Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research is a fully independent R&D organization with a staff of about 4000 and a total turnover of approximately 350 MECU. The organization occupies a unique position in transferring knowledge, bridging the gap between university research and the industry and government. An important number of industrial clients belong to the small and medium-sized enterprises (SME's).
The Centre for Mechanical Engineering is part of the Department of Engineering Mechanics and Information of the TNO Building and Construction Research which is one of the institutes which form TNO.
Among other the Centre for Mechanical Engineering has been actively involved in maritime research for over 30 years.
Besides that it the Centre regularly co-operates with other TNO institutes as TNO Industry (material research and fabrication technology) and TNO Institute for Perception (ship safety research and human engineering). Moreover we co-operate with Dutch Universities of Technology and external organisations as the Netherlands Maritime Research Institute (MARIN) and participates in many European research Programmes ESPRIT and BRITE/EURAM etc..
Project references
Collision experiments
In 1991 the Centre carried out collision tests with two inland waterway vessels. The purpose of these experiments was to demonstrate effectiveness of double hull structure and to verify the accuracy of computer programs. In 1994 the Centre performed grounding experiments again with help of an inland waterway vessel. For this purpose an artificial rock was constructed on a pontoon. This year (1997) a new series of collision experiments will be carried out.
ESPRIT projects
| MARITIME | Modelling and reuse of information over time, electronic information sharing and exchange between engineering disciplines and business partners in maritime industry1992-1995 |
| MAREXPO | Dissemination of results of maritime ESPRIT projects
on maritime expositions and conferences. |
Other projects participated by our Section for Information Technology:
eLSEwise
ATLAS
IMPPACT
PISA
GEM
VEGA
BRITE/EURAM projects
| MATSTRUTSES | Advanced material and design procedure for large size SES structures1994-1998 |
| FatHTS | Fatigue based design rules for the application of high tensile steels in ships.TNO is project co-ordinator 1996-1999 |
| SEAWORTH | Improved ship design for marine safety: Extreme load
effects and hydrostatic coupling. 1997-2000 |
| TN-NETS | Thematic Network "New concept and technologies
for the next century maritime transport". This a network of project co-ordinators of maritime Brite/Euram projects. 1997-2000 |
| TN-SAFEREURO-RO | Thematic Network on safety of ro-ro ferries |
EUREKA projects
CIMsteel
EUCLID projects
RTP3.8 Naval application of composites
Within the MAREXPO Project TNO is responsible partner for the participation of MAREXPO at the following events:
| Europort 97 | Amsterdam | 18.-22.11.97 |
| EITC 98 | Brussels | Nov. 98 |
Contact :
Mr. Gerard T.M. Janssen
TNO Building and Construction Research
Leeghwaterstraat 5, 2628 CA
P.O. Box 49
NL-2600 AA Delft
Tel.: +31 15 2695364
Fax: +31 15 2608436/2564102
E-Mail: G.Janssen@bouw.tno.nl
Internet:http://www.tno.nl
