Coursecode: mt815
Coursename: Ship Construction and Strength: Special Subjects.

DUT creditpoints: 1,5
ECTS creditpoints: 2,25

Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Marine Technology.

Lecturer(s): Vink, ir. J.H., Hommel, ir. G.

Tel.: 015-27 85923/ 86507

Catalog data:
Ship structures, offshore structures, materials, welding, probabilistic design, ship collision, hull monitoring, grounding.

Courseyear: MSc 1st year
Semester: 2A
Hours p/w: 3
Other hours: -
Assessment: See remarks
Assessm.period(s): -
(see academic calendar)

Prerequisites: mt803, mt832, mt830, mt815.

Follow up: -

Detailed description of topics:
Three advanced topics in the field of ship and offshore structures will be dealt with each year.

·         Each odd  week, a topic is introduced by an expert during a lecture of 3 hrs.

·         Subsequently, the students have to work in groups on a task as defined by the expert.

·        The results of the task are presented and discussed in the next even week. 

Course material:
As made available by the relevant experts.

References from literature: -

Remarks (specific information about assesment, entry requirements, etc.):
Attendance during all meetings for the introduction and the presentation of the three topics is a requirement. Each student has to spend approximately 15 hrs to finalize the task for each topic.

Credits will be given on basis of the student’s participation.

Goals:
To be able to:

·         understand and evaluate more advanced topics in the field of ship and offshore structures,

·         get more insight in the methods to deal with new developments in the field,

·         use of first principles in the field,

·        recognize how new developments may require additional and new knowledge.

Computer use:

Laboratory project(s):

Design content:
The topics dealt with will in general have direct or indirect impact on the design of ship and offshore structures. The tasks will address this aspect.

Percentage of design: 50%