10522 (v.2) Marine Structures and Materials 302

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Area:	Department of Applied Physics
Contact Hours:	3.0
Credits:	12.5
Lecture:	2 x 1 Hours Weekly
Tutorial:	1 x 1 Hours Weekly
Design of ship structural systems, details and connections. Longitudinal strength, hull mass and buoyancy distribution. Dynamic loadings. Properties of marine alloys and fibre reinforced plastic composites. Corrosion and fatigue in the marine environment.Materials selection criteria. Marine applications of structural finite element methods. Design codes. Factors of safety.