Abstract
Physics-based simulation has been widely used to predict potential risks in advance at the stages of design and pro-duction of ships and offshore plants. However, existing simulation engines or frameworks introduced up to date have limitations on the satisfaction of new requirements because they have been developed by combining two or more physical theories. Therefore, a multi-physics simula-tion framework for the design and production of ships and offshore plants was proposed in this study. To evaluate the applicability and the effectiveness of the proposed frame-work, it was applied to several examples which haven’t been simulated before, such as lifting and turn-over simula-tion of a thin plate block which is modelled with a flexible body and riser analysis of a drilling rig during its drilling operation.