Course Details
Course Information Package
Course Unit Title | MARINE ENGINEERING | ||||||
Course Unit Code | CEG435 | ||||||
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Number of ECTS credits allocated | 5 | ||||||
Learning Outcomes of the course unit | By the end of the course, the students should be able to:
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Mode of Delivery | Face-to-face | ||||||
Prerequisites | CEG220 | Co-requisites | NONE | ||||
Recommended optional program components | NONE | ||||||
Course Contents | Marine Soils: Introduction to marine soils and sediments. Topographical features of seafloor. Origin, classification and behaviour of marine soils. Typical geotechnical profiles. Shear strength and consolidation properties. Scour and erosion. Marine Site Investigations: Phases and Planning of a marine site investigation. Geophysical surveys, bathymetry and seafloor topography. Drilling and sampling procedure. In-situ testing and on-board testing. Soil behaviour under cyclic loading: Cyclic behaviour of soils. Drained and Undrained cyclic loading. Effects of drainage. Constitutive modelling. Laboratory tests for sands and clays. Liquefaction phenomena. Liquefaction potential and analysis. Lateral loading of piles: Driven and Bored piles. Pile behaviour under lateral load. Essential soil and pile parameters. Ultimate lateral resistance and deflection of single piles and pile groups. Design recommendations using Eurocode 7. Simplified and complex methods of analyses. Marine slope stability and seabed anchors: Seafloor stability and mechanisms of instability. Stability analysis of drained, undrained and partially submerged soil slopes. Analysis under gravity and wave effects. Earthquake effects and liquefaction hazard. Types and load capacity of anchors. Types of Foundations for Marine and Offshore Structures: Foundations for gravity platforms and jack up rigs. Offshore pile foundations. Design loads and design considerations. Calculation of bearing capacity and settlement. Construction and installation techniques. Prediction of performance. | ||||||
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods | The course will be presented through formal lectures. The lectures will present to the student the course content and allow time for questions and discussion. Numerical examples are also solved in class and tutorial questions are provided for private study. Part of the material will be presented using visual aids such as powerpoint slides. The aim is to familiarize the student with the different and faster pace of presentation and also allow the instructor to present related material (photographs etc) that would otherwise be very difficult to do. Notes shall be taken by the students in class during lectures. In addition, all of the course material will be made available through the class website and also through the university’s own e-learning platform. Finally, the instructor will be available to students during office hours or by appointment in order to provide any necessary tutoring. | ||||||
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Language of instruction | English | ||||||
Work placement(s) | NO |