Principles of Modern Ocean Engineering
Ocean Engineering is gaining a renewed flood of attention as energy companies (oil, mining, renewables) eagerly look for extra resources in the oceans, entailing concerns about the environment and the planet. This course intends to introduce the basics of engineering principles for working in the area of ocean engineering. Specifically, topics of wave dynamics, wave, wind and current loads on ocean structures, and cables and mooring are covered. Each lecture is accompanied with examples from real-life problems, and for each subject a review of state of the art applications is provided through videos and presentations.
Topics
- To develop a fundamental understanding of how ocean objects (ships and offshore structures) work as they interact with the ocean environment, and to be able to make engineering designand estimations of forces and loads.
- By the end of this course, students should be able to identify and explain different forcing factors for vehicles, structures and objects in the ocean, and to be able to estimate the forces and moments on those items.
Official catalogue course objectives and student learning outcomes
Prerequisites & course information
{'preRequisiteCourse': '1147051', 'concurrentPrerequisit': False}; {'preRequisiteCourse': '1154931', 'concurrentPrerequisit': False}
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027