Boat collisions pose severe threats to maritime safety, economic activity, and environmental sustainability. Conventional risk assessment methods—such as Failure Mode and Effects Analysis, and Fault Tree Analysis—are widely applied but remain inadequate for addressing the uncertainty, subjectivity, and interdependency of risk factors in complex maritime environments. This study proposes a...Read More

The maintenance of critical maritime infrastructure is essential for ensuring the safe, reliable, and efficient operations of marine seaports. This paper proposes a novel fuzzy multi-criteria decision framework for evaluating the maintenance practices and culture of maintenance-critical maritime infrastructure, such as port loading and unloading machinery and equipment. The proposed...Read More

Structural design plays a very important role in reducing environmental impacts by reusing resources, recycling materials, and minimizing waste and pollution in the construction sector. Sustainable design becomes more effective than traditional solutions in achieving the transition to sustainability. The decision-making process is not simple due to the different preferences...Read More

In this paper, the authors delve into the intricate world of online laboratories and virtual experimentation within the realm of pedagogy. With the rapid advancement of technology and the increasing demand for remote and flexible learning environments, educators find themselves confronted with the challenge of adapting traditional laboratory experiences to...Read More

Engineering education relies heavily on practical exposure in labs and hands-on experience with fundamental concepts. With the rise of online education, universities are increasingly offering online courses. However, translating real-world, hands-on experiences into virtual settings pose significant challenges. The authors discuss the opportunities and difficulties of transitioning offline experiments into...Read More

in the shipping industry, machinery and engine failure has been cited as the foremost cause of shipping incidents. Thus, ship owners and operators are now focused on achieving a safe and reliable ship system throughout a vessel’s lifespan through effective maintenance. This is very important for offshore supply vessels like...Read More

This chapter delves into the range of material selection methods to achieve sustainable construction. After the brief introduction, definition, and benefits of sustainable construction, it discusses four main phases of the building life cycle, including production, construction, operation, and end-of-life and their environmental impacts, followed by the classification of sustainable...Read More

The paper focuses on the existing policy framework of the Australian Government concerning solar projects. At present, the policy exhibits preference for favouring large-scale solar projects over distributed installations, a perspectve the authors contend should be reversed.. Authors have systematically assessed the potential benefits of distributed installations for all the...Read More

The 3D-printed arm is actuated with 5 servos, which are controlled with an Arduino microcontroller board, which receives wireless transmission from the operator's glove with flex sensors on each finger. All the electronics are powered using an external source of battery power. This prototype 3D-printed arm can work on various...Read More

This paper describes an effective ϵ-constraint passing vehicle search (ϵ-PVS) method for the multi-objective engineering design problems. This method solves the multiobjective optimization problems by solving a set of single objective sub-problems. The effectiveness of the method is measured by implementing it on the challenging multiobjective engineering design problems with...Read More