Korean Register launches CSR-H software

The program is said to enable ship designers and shipbuilders to accurately apply IACS CSR-H and all subsequent amendments during ship design and construction. The software optimises the design structure by implementing acalculation according to the rules and generating results that are as close as possible to the target standards set by the user. For speed and accuracy, it uses automatic modelling in fine mesh analysis and fatigue strength assessment. Rule loading, corrosion additions and boundary conditions are three basic elements for carrying out direct strength assessments and these are automatically generated. Automation of the entire process is said to lead to a faster integration of the buckling assessment which saves significant time and resources.

SeaTrust–HullScan was developed in-house by KR and has been verified with the major Korean shipyards. KR claims that It has already won support from the industry for its user friendliness. It is offered in basic and premium formats. The basic version delivers all the relevant calculation functions required to apply CSR-H and KR rules whilst the premium service includes a range of additional functions relating to vessel design and the verification of ship’s structural safety.

Jeong-ryul Lee, general manager of KR’s IT convergence research team said: “We have strengthened the user-support function within the program by adding a feedback facility which enables problem solving within 24 hours. We will continue to develop the program and provide additional functions to reinforce the value it adds to hull structure analysis”