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The general plan and methodology of the project are presented in the book. The project is focused on the analysis of the structural strength of the hull and the ultimate capacity of structural elements and the hull girder of the single hull VLCC, taking into account the influence of the uniform and atmospheric corrosion. Based on the model that describes the phenomenon of the corrosion, a model (2) (see chapter 4) has been introduced. This model is based on the approach which was taken from ref. 13]; this one used to develop a methodology to predict gaping thickness of structural elements due to corrosion. The results obtained using the prediction methods were verified against the experimental results.

The prediction of linear viscoelasticity (LVE) based on molecular "tube" models, and more recently, atomistic simulations has received tremendous attention in recent years. Major progress has been made, to the point that quite accurate quantitative predictions can now be made for linear polymers, including inverse predictions of molecular weight (Mw) distributions from knowledge of rheological properties. One of the key tube model parameters is the molar mass between entanglements, Me.