10522 (v.2) Marine Structures and Materials 302

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.

Availability

Year	Location	Period	Internal	Area External	Central External
2003	Bentley Campus	Semester 2	Y

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- Central External refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area.

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