Advancement in Noise and Vibration Control in Marine Engineering: Numerical Modelling and Innovative Systems and Materials

 

Submission Deadline

10 March 2026

 

Guest Editor(s)

Dr. RTD-A Giada Kyaw Oo D’Amore  Website  E-Mail: giada.kyawood’amore@dia.units.it

University of Trieste.

 

Dr. Marco Biot  Website  E-Mail: biot@units.it

University of Trieste.

 

Dr. Giovanni Rognoni  Website  E-Mail: Giovanni.rognoni@dia.units.it

University of Trieste.

 

Special Issue Information

In recent years, a growing awareness of the need to reduce noise and vibration emissions has developed in industrial sectors, including the marine one. Moreover, the focus of this awareness is placed also on the economic and environmental costs, involving every segment of production, from concept design up to the disposal of components at the end of their life.

Noise and vibration levels onboard ships are limited by International Regulations and Classification Societies to ensure both high comfort for passengers and security for operators. Moreover, the noise radiated by ships in the surrounding is increasingly considered and characterized.

Ships are increasingly moored near urban areas, creating disturbances for citizens with the noise radiating into the air. While emissions into water are harmful to marine flora and fauna, especially in areas with fragile ecosystems such as inland navigation zones. Therefore, the study of innovative materials or solutions which allow compliance with the new regulations and guidelines is of great interest for marine engineering.

For these reasons, we are calling for papers for a Special Issue on acoustic and vibration applications of innovative materials or solutions. Of interests are also the advanced numerical modelling strategy to simulate noise and vibration issues in marine engineering. The numerical strategies allow to reduce the number of prototypes to be constructed and tested with advancement in time consumption and costs in the design phase.

This Special Issue aims to include original research articles and high-quality reviews on the design, optimization, characterization, and application of innovative materials or solutions in marine engineering sector. Reports on experimental, computational, or multidisciplinary research are encouraged. Review articles describing the current state of the art are also welcome.

Potential topics include but are not limited to the following:

  •    Designandstudy of innovative materials and solutions for noise and vibration control
  •    Appliedresearchusing measurements
  •    Numericalstudiesand research works on innovative materials and metamaterials
  •    Innovativesolutionsfor vibro-acoustic control
  •    Reductionofradiated noise in water
  •    Acousticreflectionsuppression
  •    Reductionofairborne acoustic radiated power and wall insulation
  •    Systemsforthe control of exhaust gas noise
  •    Casesstudiesof new applications and/or traditional solutions used in new applications
  •    Costanalysisfor the adoption of innovative vibro-acoustic solutions
  •    Lifecycleassessment of innovative vibro-acoustic solutions

 

Keywords

Vibration Control Noise Control

Acoustic Simulation

Numerical Simulation

Numerical Optimization Radiated Noise

Underwater Noise

Innovative Materials Innovative Solutions

Material Characterization

Metamaterials

Marine Engineering Experimental Tests  Ships