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Institute for Ship Structural Design and Analysis

Welcome to the Institute for Ship Structural Design and Analysis (DE: Institut für Konstruktion und Festigkeit von Schiffen) of Hamburg University of Technology. Once part of the Institute for Naval Architecture at Hamburg University it is now one of the three institutes at TUHH that cover almost all aspects of naval architecture.

We—professors and staff of the institute—are working on numerous projects in the area of ship structural design.
At the same time we provide lectures and courses for the students of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering.

News

22.12.25

Exploring the Arctic: Narrative of the Cruise

Eight ice stations, the North Pole, and a trans-Arctic journey aboard Le Commandant Charcot: from preparation and testing to ice trials and final sampling in the marginal ice zone, this cruise tells the story of science unfolding day by day across the Arctic Ocean.

08.12.25

Exploring the Arctic: A Look Back at Our SEA ICE Expedition

Join us over the next weeks as we recap our SEA ICE expedition aboard Le Commandant Charcot, exploring changing Arctic sea-ice conditions and what they mean for safe, sustainable navigation in the Arctic.

01.03.24

Podcast on NDR about containers and their connections

Why do containers or their connections fail and then end up in the sea? As part of the TopTier project, we are working on the structural engineering issues and have built a test rig for this purpose and talked with the NDR about the safety of containers and their connections.

TU Hamburg

Institute for Ship Structural Design and Analysis (M-10)

Am Schwarzenberg Campus 4 C

21073 Hamburg