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The paper presents an original solution to enhance the technical education of the students who will become maritime officers. Taking into account the gap between the general topics and those dedicated to their specialization, among other solutions, we present a relevant computer-based educational model of the ship's hull which is solved using the ship strength methods. Even the solution might be considered complex, the model can be understood by the students because it uses notions from the topics previously completed by them: mathematics, computer programming and numerical methods. The according original software consists of more than 11400 computer code lines. It can be also used in design or research problems as an initial analytic solution.

The paper is the result of more than 27 years of experience in software development and on an extensive literature review. Along these years turn-key applications in several fields were created (numerical programming, databases, graphical applications), consisting of more than 120000 computer code lines. This experience allowed us to conceive a 'blueprint' of the concepts to be used when a new software application must be created. The case study presented in the paper is dedicated to the mechanical engineering field which required customized applications which can be used in education, design and research.