MAR3034 : Ship Design
- Offered for Year: 2022/23
- Available to incoming Study Abroad and Exchange students
- Module Leader(s): Dr David Trodden
- Lecturer: Dr Simon Benson
- Owning School: Engineering
- Teaching Location: Newcastle City Campus
Semesters
Semester 1 Credit Value:
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10
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Semester 2 Credit Value:
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10
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ECTS Credits:
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10.0
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Aims
A1 - The design process as applied to ships;
A2 - The multi-disciplinary nature of the ship design process;
A3 - The ship design problem and contemporary influences on ship design;
A4 - Ship design methods for deadweight, capacity linear and rule ships;
A5 - Design considerations related to the type of cargo and operation of the vessel;
A6 - Hull form design and hydrodynamic optimisation for sustainable operation;
A7 - The synthesis of a ship design solution.
Outline Of Syllabus
Topics include:
The development of the ship design process and modelling information; the ship design problem for different ship types; deadweight, capacity, linear and rule ships; methods of obtaining preliminary and capacity ratios; estimation of lightship components of mass; contemporary influences on lightship components; estimation of consumables; the design of ship lines; relationships between hull form and hydrodynamic performance in still water and waves; bow and stern design; design for seakeeping; Forward and Inverse Analysis; optimisation methods applied to ship design, genetic algorithm based hydrodynamic optimisation; mathematical representation of hull lines and surfaces.
This is practised through the provision of a practical ship design exercise that seeks to foster the skills of engineering judgement in the context of ship design. This ship design coursework provides a realistic insight into the synthesis of a balanced ship design solution and provides skills in the use of state of the art ship design software.
Teaching Methods
Teaching Activities
Category |
Activity |
Number |
Length |
Student Hours |
Comment |
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Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Lecture | 10 | 1:00 | 10:00 | Interactive, present-in-person lectures |
Guided Independent Study | Assessment preparation and completion | 1 | 50:00 | 50:00 | Coursework completion, exam preparation and assessment |
Structured Guided Learning | Lecture materials | 12 | 1:00 | 12:00 | Online recorded lectures |
Structured Guided Learning | Academic skills activities | 1 | 10:00 | 10:00 | Guided technical exercises (MaxSurf) |
Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Small group teaching | 2 | 1:00 | 2:00 | Demonstrations, problem solving exercises |
Structured Guided Learning | Structured research and reading activities | 1 | 40:00 | 40:00 | Research based upon design exercise |
Guided Independent Study | Reflective learning activity | 1 | 21:00 | 21:00 | Reflection of application of learning to project application |
Guided Independent Study | Independent study | 1 | 55:00 | 55:00 | Write up lecture notes, revision, general reading |
Total | | | | 200:00 | |
Teaching Rationale And Relationship
The use of lectures as the principle teaching method is an effective means to provide students with the acquisition of the sizeable and detailed knowledge base and facilitate the understanding of the module material (IKO1-9).
Practical sessions provide the forum for the knowledge and understanding developed through formal lectures to be integrated into a substantial coursework exercise to design a general-purpose container friendly cargo ship (ISO1-4). This ship design exercise provides a platform to exercise team-working, management, planning, initiative, organisational, interpersonal, problem solving and numeracy skills (ISO1-4).
Should the public health situation require it, the present-in-person teaching activities will be replaced by synchronous online sessions. In that case, in-person lectures, practical PC sessions and practical laboratory sessions will be replaced by online sessions, Windows Virtual Desktop online sessions, demonstrations and simulations.
Students should consult their timetable for up-to-date delivery information.
Assessment Methods
The format of resits will be determined by the Board of Examiners
Exams
Description |
Length |
Semester |
When Set |
Percentage |
Comment |
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Written Examination | 90 | 2 | A | 50 | N/A |
Exam Pairings
Module Code |
Module Title |
Semester |
Comment |
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MAR3035 | Offshore Design | 2 | N/A |
MAR3036 | Small Craft Design | 2 | N/A |
Other Assessment
Description |
Semester |
When Set |
Percentage |
Comment |
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Design/Creative proj | 2 | M | 50 | Ship Design Project (approx word length 2000 words plus drawings and trim/stability data) |
Formative Assessments
Assessment Rationale And Relationship
The written examination oral presentation will assess the breadth of knowledge, understanding and ability to perform related ship design calculations.
The written examination will assess the medium also allows students to demonstrate intended learning outcomes across a wide range of topics from the syllabus (IKO1-9) as well as assessing literacy, numeracy and critical thinking. The Ship Design coursework provides an opportunity to put into practice the intended knowledge outcomes (IKO1-9) as well as providing students with the opportunity to demonstrate the following skills: Active learning; Synthesis and presentation of materials; Innovation and creativity; Problem solving. The Ship Design coursework uses state of the art ship design software and so provides assessment in the use of computer applications in this context as well as the intended skills outcomes (ISO1-4).
The word length for the ship design project is per individual contributing to a group project. Group size is normally 4 people.
Should the public health situation require it, the planned examination scheduled to be completed present-in-person will be replaced by an open book, online examination to be completed within a defined 24 hour period.
Reading Lists
Timetable