Abstract: The invention relates to a boat or ship's hull, which is shielded against electronic radiation and comprises a cover (2) or the like for closing a hatch (3) in e.g. the deck (1) of the hull, and a sealing device for electric sealing of the closure of the cover at that part of the hull which surrounds the hatch. The hull and the cover comprise a composite (7, 9) containing fibers of an electrically conductive material, such as carbon fibers. The fibers reach the surfaces of the hull and the cover at the closure, where two sealing members (14, 15) included in the sealing device are fixed by lamination. The sealing members comprise flexible layered elements including fibers of the same kind of material as the fibers of the composite, for instance, textile bands of carbon fibers. The electric seal is kept closed by preferably non-laminated parts (20) of one of said sealing members being pressed against parts (21) of the second sealing member, e.g.

Abstract: A process for monitoring the presence of cracks, formation of cracks and growth of cracks in constructions, for example off-shore oil and gas platforms, by recording and analysis of acoustic emissions from the construction, the sensors being mounted in the medium which surrounds the construction instead of on or in the construction itself.