Design of Floating Offshore Structures unit (JEE359)

Launceston

Introduction

This is an advanced ocean engineering unit that introduces students to the complex hydrodynamic and structural challenges associated with floating structure design. Students will apply their knowledge of hydrostatics, environmental loading, and structural response to understand the engineering principles that determine sizing requirements and govern the loads and motions experienced by free and moored floating structures. The unit exposes students to current experimental and numerical simulation techniques used to evaluate structural performance.

Summary

Unit name	Design of Floating Offshore Structures
Unit code	JEE359
Credit points	12.5
College/School	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 1

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Key Dates

Study Period	Start date	Census date	WW date	End date
Semester 1	22/2/2026	16/3/2026	19/4/2026	13/6/2026

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Unit census dates currently displaying for 2026 are indicative and subject to change. Finalised census dates for 2026 will be available from the 1st October 2025. Note census date cutoff is 11.59pm AEST (AEDT during October to March).

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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	$1,192.00	$1,192.00	not applicable	$3,435.00

• Available as a Commonwealth Supported Place
• HECS-HELP is available on this unit, depending on your eligibility³
• FEE-HELP is available on this unit, depending on your eligibility⁴

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Requisites

Prerequisites

JEE225 AND JEE254 or Equivalent

Teaching

Teaching Pattern	2 x 1-hr lectures and 2 x 1-hr tutorial weekly (12 weeks)
Assessment	Hydrostatics Lab (15%)|Hydrodynamic Modelling and Sensitivity Analysis (25%)|Final Exam (30%)|Team Design Project (30%)
Timetable	View the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable

Textbooks

Required	Required readings will be listed in the unit outline prior to the start of classes.
Recommended	Chakrabarti, S.K. (2005). Handbook of Offshore Engineering. Elsevier. Faltinsen, O.M. (1990). Sea Loads on Ships and Offshore Structures. Cambridge University Press. Ma, K.T., Luo, Y., Kwan, T., Wu, Y. (2019). Mooring System Engineering for Offshore Structures. Elsevier Inc.

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