CE4010 SPECIAL TOPICS IN CIVIL ENGINEERING: HYDRODYNAMICS OF OFFSHORE PLATFORMS
| Course Code: | 5624010 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 5.0 |
| Department: | Civil Engineering |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Undergraduate |
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| Offered Semester: | Fall and Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
The students who have passed the course will be able to
1. Classify and compare some important aspects of offshore structures such as tension leg platforms, spars, semi-submersibles, and barges.
2. Identify the potential problems such as resonance formation that would be expected in offshore platforms and take the preventive measures to solve them.
3. Perform a project of one of those floating platforms by aiming to use the theoretical knowledge gained in the class.
4. Enhance their writing skills by presenting results in a report.
5. Develop their sense of responsibility to work with other engineering disciplines.
6. Understand the importance of creative thinking and innovations when analyzing such platforms.
7. Identify the importance of timely completion of the projects, money saving, cost reduction, and safety issues, etc.
8. Increase awareness of impacts (positive or negative) generated on the lives of people by offshore renewable energy projects.
9. Prepared working in a multidisciplinary team/project.
10. Use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering software tools necessary for engineering practice.
Course Content
Basics of floating wind turbine concepts. Ocean waves. Stability of floating structures. Loads on
offshore platforms. Calculation of environmental conditions (i.e. wind, wave). Introduction to
numerical modelling of FWTs. Analytical and numerical platform analysis methods. Hydrodynamics
of floating wind turbines.
Course Learning Outcomes
Program Outcomes Matrix
| Contribution | |||||
| # | Program Outcomes | No | Yes | ||
| 1 | An ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics | ✔ | |||
| 2 | An ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors | ✔ | |||
| 3 | An ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences | ✔ | |||
| 4 | An ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts | ✔ | |||
| 5 | An ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives | ✔ | |||
| 6 | An ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions | ✔ | |||
| 7 | An ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies | ✔ | |||
| 8 | An ability to use techniques, skills, and engineering tools necessary for engineering practice | ✔ | |||