Takuya Yoneya

Education

B Engineering, University Tokyo, 1975. M Engineering, University Tokyo, 1977. D Engineering, University Tokyo, 1980.

Career

Research staff Research Institute, Nippon Kaiji Kyokai, Mitaka, Japan, 1980—1987, technical staff offshore technical section Tokyo, 1987—1992. Visiting research fellow department naval architect and ocean engineering University Glasgow, Scotland, 1992—1993. Academic visitor department engineering University Oxford, England, 1993—1995.

Technical manager technical investigation and information department Nippon Kaiji Kyokai, Chiba, Japan, 1995—2005. Deputy general manager External Affairs Division, Tokyo, 2005, general manager development department, 2006—2008, managing director, since 2008. Presenter in field; member Research and Development advisory panel, Singapore.

Council member International Association Classification Societies.

Achievements

• Achievements include research in fatigue strength of ship structures. Development of integrated analysis system of structural responses of offshore structures. Development of guidelines for mooring design.
  
  Development of rules for fatigue design of marine structures. Development of advanced structural analysis system for ship structures. Development of PrimeShip-HULL of ClassNK for oil tankers, bulk carriers and container ships.
  
  Development of common structural rules for bulk carriers of International Association of Classification Societies.

Works

• Other Work

  • Contributor articles to professional publications.

Membership

Member of Japan Society Naval Architects and Ocean Engineers (board director), Society Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, Royal Institute Naval Architects.