ResearchProgressofDesignPrinciplesandCriteriaofShipStructuresZHANZhi-hu1,3,WUWen-wei2(1.ShanghaiRules&ResearchInstituteofChinaClassificationSociety,Shanghai200135,China;2.ChinaShipScientificResearchCenter,Wuxi214082,China;3.ShipsandOffshoreInstallationsStructuralSafetyLaboratory,Shanghai200135,China)Abstract:ThispaperpresentsareviewoftheresearchprogressesinthedesignprinciplesandcriteriaofshipsandoffshorestructuresachievedinIACS,IMOandISO/TC8inthepastseveralyears,withconsiderationofthedevelopmentofnewrulesandguidelinesofIACSmembersandstructuralsafetyregulationsofregionalmaritimeauthorities.Theinfluencesofdigitaltwin,operationdata,reliability,riskassessment,andhumanfactorsinthedesignonthestructuraldesigncriteriaarediscussed.Even⁃tuallythesuggestionsonthedevelopmentdirectionoffuturemaritimeregulationsaregiven.Keywords:designprinciple;designcriterion;reliability;riskassessment;humanfactorCLCnumber:U661.4Documentcode:Adoi:10.3969/j.issn.1007-7294.2023.06.0130IntroductionTheprinciplesandcriteriaofshipstructuraldesigninvolvetherelevantscientificprinciples,engineeringapplicationmethodsandengineeringapplicationscenariosinthewholelifecycleofhullstructuredesign,constructionandoperation,andhavealwaysattractedtheattentionfromthemaritimeindustry.TheInternationalShip&OffshoreStructuresCongresshasspeciallysetupacommittee(ISSCIV.1)tofollowupthissubject.InternationalMaritimeOrganization(IMO),Interna⁃tionalAssociationofClassificationSocieties(IACS)andtheInternationalOrganizationforStandard⁃ization(ISO)havealwayshadrelevantissuesandprojectstudies.ThispapersummarizesthedevelopmentofrulesandregulationsonmaritimestructuresincethereleaseofISSC2018committeereport,mainlyfocusingontheprogressesmadebyInternationalAssociationofClassificationSocieties(IACS),InternationalMaritimeOrganization(IMO),Interna⁃tionalOrganizationforStandardization(ISO)andmajorclassificationsocietiesofIACS,andcover⁃ingsomecurrenthottopics.1Latestdevelopmentinrulesandstandards1.1DevelopmentofIACSrelevantworkindesi...