Courses & Units

Design of Floating Offshore Structures JEE359

Introduction

This unit is an advanced ocean engineering unit that introduces the students to the complex hydrodynamic and structural problems associated to the design of floating structures. By combining the knowledge gained in Hydrostatics, Applied Ocean Wave Mechanics and Mechanics of Solids, students will learn the engineering principles that dictate the size and govern the loads and motions experienced by free and moored floating structures. Finally, the students will be exposed to current experimental and numerical simulation techniques used to evaluate the performance of these structures.

Summary

Unit name Design of Floating Offshore Structures
Unit code JEE359
Credit points 12.5
College/School College of Sciences and Engineering
Australian Maritime College
Discipline National Centre for Maritime Engineering and Hydrodynamics
Coordinator Doctor Damon Howe
Available as an elective? Yes
Delivered By University of Tasmania
Level Advanced

Availability

Location Study period Attendance options Available to
Launceston Semester 2 On-Campus International Domestic

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Key Dates

Study Period Start date Census date WW date End date
Semester 2 22/7/2024 16/8/2024 9/9/2024 27/10/2024

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Learning Outcomes

  • Appraise factors that influence the design of floating offshore structures
  • Apply analysis techniques and relevant design codes to determine the optimum configuration and main dimensions of a floating offshore structure
  • Apply numerical methods to evaluate the global performance of floating offshore structures and the optimum mooring configuration
  • Design small-scale model experiments to evaluate the hydrodynamic characteristic and performance of a floating offshore structure

Fee Information

Field of Education Commencing Student Contribution 1,3 Grandfathered Student Contribution 1,3 Approved Pathway Course Student Contribution 2,3 Domestic Full Fee 4
031701 $1,118.00 $1,118.00 not applicable $3,115.00

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Requisites

Prerequisites

JEE225 AND JEE252 AND JEE306

Teaching

Teaching Pattern

3 x 1-hr lectures and 1 x 1-hr tutorial weekly (13 weeks)

AssessmentOnline Quiz (10%)|Final Exam (30%)|Individual Design Project (30%)|Team Design Project (30%)
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Textbooks

Required

Required readings will be listed in the unit outline prior to the start of classes.

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