Courses Handbook 2006 - [Archived]

10522 (v.3) Marine Structures and Materials 302


Area:

Department of Applied Physics

Credits:

12.5

Contact Hours:

3.0
 
** The tuition pattern below provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. For more precise information please check your unit outline. **
 

Lecture:

2 x 1 Hours Weekly

Tutorial:

1 x 1 Hours Weekly
 

Syllabus:

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.
 
** To ensure that the most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes appears, they will be provided in your unit outline prior to commencement. **
 

Field of Education:

031703 Marine Construction

Funding Cluster:

08 - Engineering, Science, Surveying

SOLT (Online) Definitions*:

Not Online
*Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information

Result Type:

Grade/Mark

Availability

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