Marine Structures

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge and Understanding

Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:

• Able to quantify the impact of various structural sectional design features on buckling behaviour of stiffened plates.
• Able to evaluate theoretical and practical aspects of structural response analysis for marine structures.
• Able to critique various structural assessment methods to estimate the strength of maritime structures and structural components under sea loads.
• Able to assess ultimate strength of maritime structures and structural components.

Subject Specific Practical Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Able to apply Finite Element method to predict the behaviour of ship frame structures under sea loads.
• Able to design a stiffened deck panel and evaluate its structural responses under sea loads and make recommendations for future design improvements, reflecting on the wider context of structural design in terms of economic and environmental sustainability.
• Able to design ship stiffened panels to avoid resonance.

Transferable and Generic Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Able to improve powers of critical assessment and review, and ability to review, analyse and synthesise knowledge of strength and behaviour of maritime structures and structural components into structural design and analysis.

Learning Outcomes

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• C1 In this module, students assess the design of marine structures and structural components by performing strength and buckling analyses under lateral pressure and in-plane loading. C2 For “Design and Analysis of a Vessel’s Deck Structure” coursework, students must demonstrate their understanding of a full range of the structural failure modes and their ability to assess the structural capability of a section of the ship strength deck under sea loads. C3 For “Design and Analysis of a Vessel’s Deck Structure” coursework, students need to assess the full range of the failure modes for a section of the strength deck under sea loads, which are critical to the safety of the ship. C4 As part of the “Design and Analysis of a Vessel’s Deck Structure” coursework, students should do background reading and research to inform their design and analysis decisions and help justify the feasibility of their proposed solution for ship deck structures. C5 For “Design and Analysis of a Vessel’s Deck Structure” coursework, students must develop a design solution for a section of the strength deck of a specified vessel under sea loads, reflecting on the wider context of structural design in terms of economic and environmental sustainability. C6/M6 For “Design and Analysis of a Vessel’s Deck Structure” coursework, students need to assess all possible loading ranges and decide applicable ones to undertake the required analysis and size the scantlings. They also need to consider if any other loading scenarios might apply and include in the justification. C7 When developing a design solution for “Design and Analysis of a Vessel’s Deck Structure” coursework, students must consider their economic and environmental sustainability impacts and minimize any potential negative ones. C9/M9 For “Design and Analysis of a Vessel’s Deck Structure” coursework, students need identify, evaluate and mitigate possible risks associated with a hydrogen fuel cell propulsion system installed on the vessel to ship structures. C13/M13 For “Design and Analysis of a Vessel’s Deck Structure” coursework, students need research and select an appropriate ship structural material and justify why it is appropriate for their chosen vessel type. C14/M14 For “Design and Analysis of a Vessel’s Deck Structure” coursework, there should be a range of viable solutions with the appropriate selection based on consideration of various design factors as well as performance. Students may implement quality management system to review and improve each solution in order to find the optimum one for their final design. C17 For “Design and Analysis of a Vessel’s Deck Structure” coursework, students need to produce a report to detail their design investigation, their final design, and the feasibility of their design using clear and simple language, avoiding jargon and acronyms.

Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Able to apply the knowledge and skills to practical ship design and assessments.

This module provides a fundamental understanding of the methods for the design and analysis of Maritime Structures. This is undertaken by developing an awareness of structural principles and their application to marine related problems.

This module builds and develops the skills required to undertake the structural design and analysis of a maritime structure and the corresponding structural components. The module introduces the theoretical and numerical techniques available to undertake this.

This module builds on essential previous understanding of forces acting on a ship at sea; a quasi static approaches to longitudinal strength; determining equilibrium; calculation of weight, buoyancy, shear force and bending moment; determining design bending moment and shear force; classification society requirements; and the design of ship structures such as mid-ship sections.

Teaching methods include

• Lectures
• Class discussions
• Example sheets and directed self-study.

Learning activities include

• Directed reading
• Independent learning to broaden understanding.

Summative

This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.

Referral

This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.

Repeat

An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.