ME168: MECHANICS OF OFF-SHORE SYSTEMS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    
 

       Syllabus:

 

 

1.     Introduction

o    Characteristics of Offshore and Coastal Systems, Maritime Operations,

 

2.     Ocean Wave Environment

            o    Linear Potential Theory, A Review,

            o    The equation of motion and Response Amplitude Operator, Review,

            o    Shallow water hydrodynamics,

            o    Bathymetry effects,

            o    Some nonlinear effects,

 

3-     Loads on Offshore Structures

            o    Cantilever beams

            o    Beam vibration & natural modes,       

            o    Transient response,

            o    Wind and Current loads on offshore structures,       

            o    Vortex induced vibration,

            o    Extreme environment,
 

4-     Cables & mooring

            o    Basic catenary in air,

            o    Catenary in water,

            o    Mooring systems configuration and design,

            o    Wave-drift forces,

            o    Low frequency damping,

            o    Dynamic Positioning,

            o    Numerical computations,
 

5-     Underwater Acoustics

            o    Introduction to Sonar (Acoustic Waves, Doppler shift, intensity and Decibels),

            o    Sonar Equations,

            o    Transducers, Directionality and Arrays,

            o    Ambient noise,

            o    Underwater guidance and navigation,
 

6-     Arctic Marine Structures

            o    Ice structure,

            o    Arctic Stratification,

            o    Ice load on structures,

            o    Wave-ice interactions,