MAR8181 : Dynamics of Offshore Fixed and Floating Foundations
- Offered for Year: 2024/25
- Module Leader(s): Dr Narakorn Srinil
- Lecturer: Professor Zhiqiang Hu
- Owning School: Engineering
- Teaching Location: Newcastle City Campus
Semesters
Your programme is made up of credits, the total differs on programme to programme.
| Semester 1 Credit Value: | 10 |
| ECTS Credits: | 5.0 |
| European Credit Transfer System | |
Aims
To introduce the basic design concepts for offshore fixed and floating foundations/platforms.
To provide fundamental knowledge to understand key factors influencing the dynamic behaviours of offshore fixed and floating foundations.
To develop computational skills to predict the dynamic motion and structural response of offshore fixed and floating foundations.
Outline Of Syllabus
The syllabus comprises:
- Environmental conditions.
- Single- and multi-degree-of-freedom systems for offshore foundations under waves.
- Dynamic seakeeping analysis of floating platforms.
- The learning will be formatively assessed with exercise and/or tutorials for each topic, and will involve the analysis calculation and/or description of theories for waves, hydrodynamic force predictions on single and multi-degree of freedom platform systems and associated static/dynamic analyses.
- There will be a number of tutorials and practice of calculation tests.
Teaching Methods
Teaching Activities
| Category | Activity | Number | Length | Student Hours | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Lecture | 24 | 1:00 | 24:00 | Lecture and Tutorials |
| Guided Independent Study | Assessment preparation and completion | 1 | 2:00 | 2:00 | Examination |
| Guided Independent Study | Directed research and reading | 62 | 1:00 | 62:00 | Examination Preparation |
| Guided Independent Study | Independent study | 1 | 12:00 | 12:00 | Calculation Practice on Examples |
| Total | 100:00 |
Teaching Rationale And Relationship
Lecture notes, lecture videos and reading materials given out on Canvas together will familiarise students with the concepts of environmental conditions and loading, and dynamics of fixed and floating foundation analyses (IKO1-IKO4). Lectures will formalise learning related to the fundamental subjects of structural dynamics subject to environmental hydrodynamic and operational loading (ISO1-ISO4).
Assessment Methods
The format of resits will be determined by the Board of Examiners
Exams
| Description | Length | Semester | When Set | Percentage | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Written Examination | 120 | 2 | M | 100 | 2 hour written exam |
Formative Assessments
Formative Assessment is an assessment which develops your skills in being assessed, allows for you to receive feedback, and prepares you for being assessed. However, it does not count to your final mark.
| Description | Semester | When Set | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Written exercise | 2 | M | Class test to take place during tutorial session |
Assessment Rationale And Relationship
A class test provides a practice for students to solve a problem within a limited given time. The examination provides students with an opportunity to demonstrate knowledge, understanding and the possession of subject-specific, cognitive, and key skills. This medium also allows students to demonstrate intended learning outcomes across a wide range of topics within the syllabus (IKO1-IKO4; ISO1-ISO4).
Reading Lists
Timetable
- Timetable Website: www.ncl.ac.uk/timetable/
- MAR8181's Timetable