Marine Dynamics I

4 credits · College of Engineering catalogue

Advisory Prerequisite: MECHENG 240. Enforced Prerequisite: None. (4 credits) Structural vibration; one and multi-degree of freedom models. Forced steady state response. Fourier series; definition and application to frequency response. Introduction to random processes and applications in linear systems. Rigid body motion of floating structures. Sea wave excitation. Hydrodynamic added mass and damping; anti-roll tanks. Ship maneuvering; directional stability and steady turning.